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UNDER A 
LUCKY STAR 

BY 

Charlotte Abelu Walker 



Explaining characteristics, tendencies and possibilities, 

choice of partners and employees, suggestions 

on marriage and government 

of children. 




New York 

G. W. DILLINGHAM CO 

1901 



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Copyright, 1901, by 
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Under a 
Lucky Star 




Contents 


Were You Born Under a Lucky Star ? 
Capricorn (December 21 to January 20) 

General Characteristics 

Affinities and Marriage . 

Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 

Women ..... 

Men 

Planetary Influence 

Mystical Gem .... 

Aquarius (January 20 to February 19) 
General Characteristics . 
Affinities and Marriage . 
Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 

Women 

Men . . . . . 

Planetary Influence 

Mystical Gem .... 

Pisces (February 19 to March 21) 
General Characteristics . 
Affinities and Marriage . 
Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 

Men 

Mystical Gem .... 




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Aries (March 21 to April 19) 


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• 67-79 


General Characteristics . 


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Affinities and Marriage . 


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Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 


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Women 


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Men .... 






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Planetary Influence 


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Mystical Gem 


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Taurus (April 19 to May 20) 


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General Characteristics . 


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81 


Affinities and Marriage . 


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Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 


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Women 






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Men .... 






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Planetary Influence 


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Mystical Gem 


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Gemini (May 20 to June 21) 


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• 95-io7 


General Characteristics . 


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Affinities and Marriage . 


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99 


Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 


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Women 






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103 


Planetary Influence 


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Mystical Gem 


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Cancer (June 21 to July 22) 


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General Characteristics . 


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109 


Affinities and Marriage . 


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114 


Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 


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Cancer — Continued. 


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Women .... = . 


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Men 


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Planetary Influence .... 


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Mystical Gem 


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Leo (July 22 to August 22) . 


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General Characteristics . 


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Affinities and Marriage .... 


126 


Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 


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Women 


128 


Men 


129 


Planetary Influence .... 


133 


Mystical Gem ..... 


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Virgo (August 22 to September 23) 


. 135-146 


General Characteristics .... 


135 


Affinities and Marriage .... 


139 


Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 


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Women 


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Men 


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Planetary Influence .... 


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Mystical Gem 


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Libra (September 23 to October 23) . 


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General Characteristics .... 


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Affinities and Marriage .... 


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Women 


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Planetary Influence .... 


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Mystical Gem 


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Scorpio (October 23 to November 22) 
General Characteristics . 
Affinities and Marriage . 
Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 
Women ..... 

Men 

Planetary Influence 

Mystical Gem .... 



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Sagittarius (November 72 to December 21) 
General Characteristics . 
Affinities and Marriage . 
Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 

Women 

Men 

Planetary Influence 

Mystical Gem .... 



173-184 

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Final Consideration and Blending of the 

Twelve Types of Men . . . .185-189 



Tables 



191-202 



List of Illustrations 



Diana, the Moon Frontispiece 



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Saturn 26 

Neptune 54 

Venus 80 

Mercury 94 

Apollo, the Sun 122 

Mars 158 

Jupiter 172 



Under a Lucky Star 



Were You Born Under a 
Lucky Star? 

Those who have succeeded best in life have 
had the good fortune to adopt the calling for 
which they were best fitted. This is gener- 
ally the result of what is called chance, that 
convenient scapegoat on which we place our 
good or ill luck, and frequently hold responsi- 
ble for our incapacity. 

How few successes we meet, how many 
failures we pass on our journey through life ! 

To tell what occupation to adopt, and what 
line of life to follow, what associates and part- 
ners to choose, how to recognize the possi- 
bilities and limitations of our friends and our- 
selves, is the purpose of this book. 

It deals with the other important subjects — 
marriage and the education of children. 

What is said here is not new; it is the wis- 
dom of ages culled from the minds of ancient 
and modern philosophers. 

When we speak of the influence of the stars 
on the life of a man or woman, many, who 



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consider themselves wise and learned, smile 
with a look of pitying condescension and 
brush aside all belief in such u nonsense" 
with a sarcastic or angry denial. 

One of the easiest ways to obtain a transi- 
tory reputation for wisdom is to ridicule and 
deny what one does not understand. 

" Error runs down an inclined plane, while 
Truth has to laboriously climb its way up 
Hill." 

Another avowed object of this book is to 
plead for individual liberty. We hear so often 
and with so much impatience the expression, 
(( I would not do so and so, if I were you," 
that it seems high time to look for the real 
cause of why our way seems better to us than 
that of another, for, as Locke says, c ' We are 
seldom at ease from the solicitations of our 
natural or adopted desires." 

The problem of heredity, to which we have 
paid much attention of late, gives us only half 
an answer to our question, and close investi- 
gation reveals to us the fact that there are 
other forces back of heredity which cannot be 
ignored, but must be taken into consideration 
when we seek to find the true reason for the 
likeness and yet great unlikeness of children 
born of the same parents. The theory of 
heredity is only one side of the problem we 



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are to solve, in the study of the individuality 
of every human being; if it comprised the 
whole, then clever parents would always pro- 
duce clever children, and stupid ones would 
bring forth dullards, but we know that often 
just the contrary conditions exist. 

The author has no intention of going deeply 
into an investigation of all the forces which 
go to make an individual just himself and no 
other, but only to present another phase of 
the subject to be studied, in connection with 
the problems of heredity — this is the effect of 
planetary influence on human life. If an in- 
vestigation of this subject will furnish us with 
a clew to unravel the mysteries of self, and 
help us to find our proper place in the world, 
help us to select the life-work we are best 
adapted to, then it is a proper and profitable 
study for all mankind. 

Success depends upon the work being suited 
to the worker, and the chief lesson for us to 
learn is to recognize our limitations and work 
within the scope of our ability. Our inclina- 
tions may be pleasanter to follow, but they 
are not so profitable, and a wise person will 
endeavor to distinguish between the two, and 
choose that which will be for his ultimate 
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Vocation 



Vocation 

In that portion of this book devoted to 
vocation, the aptness of each type for the work 
they are best calculated to do is only sug- 
gested, but the suggestions offered may prove 
helpful to those who flounder in a sea of un- 
Qptitxibt certainty. Long before the necessity for real 
work arises, aptness for certain kinds of work 
manifests itself, not so plainly to the future 
worker as to the student of human nature. 
Children show the bent of their minds not at 
study, but when following their own inclina- 
tions and at play; it is then that they should 
be watched, and peculiar characteristics noted 
for future use. 

Our success in life, then, depends upon a 
thorough understanding of our capabilities. 
We have certain innate faculties, as our aspi- 
rations plainly demonstrate, and these should 
be developed, and carefully exercised. The 
3nnctfe raw material lies in our hands to do with as 
facutfteB we w iU^ b ut we mus t will to do that which 
some indwelling, never-to-be-suppressed long- 
ing tells us that we possess, and which seeks 
to find outward expression in our life-work. 
But we are lazy thinkers, as a rule, and prefer 
to have our questions decided for us, and we 
meekly suppress our intuition and reason, in 



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deference to those who coolly assert the su- 
premacy of their minds over our own, and 
instead of developing our talents along lines 
laid down for us by the Creator, we become 
weak imitators. Then, when great moments 
arise, and we are called upon to produce our 
best, not the reflection of some one else's 
best, we suddenly discover that we have not 
lived our own lives, have not done our own 
work, and that failure is the only result. 
That which we can do best, no other can do 
for us. Another's talents may be greater, 
but they belong to him, and can never be 3nbttribu* 
ours; we must cultivate our own talents in a "*B 
our own way, for, as Spencer so aptly re- 
marks, ( ' A man may turn which way he will, 
he may undertake no matter what, but he will 
find himself at last compelled to move along 
the track nature has marked out for him." 

The hidden laws of nature are as an open 
book to the earnest searcher. u Seek and ye 
shall find," investigate before denying, are two 
injunctions which he never disregards. The 
truth of a statement may be denied by an 
ignoramus, but it takes a wise man, or one 
who has some knowledge of the subject, to 
contradict it. 

Persons who have formed the lazy habit of 
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as foolish superstition, the ideas put forth in 
this book, and pronounce them unworthy of 
serious consideration. To such persons we 
can only say that, c< nothing makes a mind so 
imprudent and so bold as ignorance of past 
times and old books." 

Claudius Ptolemy, the earliest known writer 
on the subject of astrology, and from whom 
all later writers have drawn their information, 
says that he bases his deductions on, u the 
rules of the ancients whose observations were 
founded in nature." Another writer informs 
us that, u no attempt has ever been made by 
either ancient or modern writers to explain the 
figures of the signs of the Zodiac or assign an 
inventor to them." 

This alleged superstition has numbered 
among its believers, not only the learned men 
of all countries far back into the remote ages, 
but also our Jewish patriarchs down to, u the 
wise men," whose knowledge of the science 
of the stars foretold the exact time of the birth 
of the Christ. Astronomy and mathematics 
owe their origin to astrology, which is a vast 
storehouse of truths taught to men in the 
world's infancy by the " sons of God " when 
they came down to earth, and walked and 
talked with men. 

That this science has fallen into disrepute, 



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owing to the fact that some of its secrets were 
laid hold of by unworthy hands, is not to be 
denied; but it must have had the strong foun- 
dation of truth to have withstood the assault 
of those who have either honestly, mali- 
ciously, or ignorantly assailed it. 



Twelve Types of Men 



The wise men of old tell us that there are 
twelve distinct types of people in the world 
who have their special place and work to do 
in the plan of the universe, and that they can 
be classified under their appropriate sign of the 
Zodiac. 

The writer of this book has been for years 
faithful and persistent in the study of this half- 
forgotten lore, has carefully investigated biog- 
raphies of well-known men and women, studied 
and compared the general characteristics of 
friends and relatives, and only asks that the 
reader will not condemn the assertions made 
herein until he has also, by personal observa- 
tion and comparison, given the subject thought- 
ful consideration. 

In studying the influence of the planets, we 
find that persons born at about the same time 
of a month are alike in their general charac- 



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teristics, but we find also that education, cir- 
cumstances, and environment all have a modi- 
fying effect, and that other planets may work 
either for or against them. 

The belief that at times planets have a 
malefic effect on our lives finds confirmation 
in the Scriptures, when we examine critically 
the many allusions made to the influence of 
the heavenly orbs. When Deborah said, 
u The stars in their courses fought against 
Sisera," is it not reasonable to suppose that 
she referred to certain well-known astrological 
statements ? For instance, in casting a horo- 
scope, the easternmost star is the strongest, 
and as long as it is above the horizon the 
fortune of the person for whom the horoscope 
is cast is said to be in the ascendant. 

Now, while it is claimed that persons born 
at about the same time of a month are alike 
in character, it does not necessarily follow 
that they will seem alike to a superficial ob- 
server; but if one will test the correctness of 
this statement by classifying himself and friends 
under their appropriate signs, he will find that 
in fundamental characteristics they are essen- 
tially the same, although one may be con- 
quered by, and another have conquered, the 
faults of his or her sign. 



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The Cusp 



The discriminating judgment of the reader 
must be exercised still further. The length 
of a sign is about thirty days. The sun passes 
successively through the twelve signs during 
a year, but it will be noticed that he enters a 
sign about the twentieth of the month ; tech- 
nically speaking, it requires six days in a sign 
to constitute a residence, therefore a person 
born between the first and seventh days of a 
sign, is said to be on the cusp, and partakes of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign. 
This fact, taken into consideration with the 
adverse influence of other planets, at the time 
of birth, accounts for the contradictory traits 
of character often found in a person who has 
not learned to harmonize the warring elements 
in his own nature, and also the difference be- 
tween persons born under the same sign. As 
an instance of this fact, Mr. Andrew Carnegie 
was born on the cusp of Sagittarius (Novem- 
ber 25th). The author, who has studied his 
character only through the means of news- 
papers and biographical sketches, would, from 
the knowledge thus gleaned, unhesitatingly 
classify him under Scorpio, and having very 
few if any of the traits of the Sagittarius 
character; while Mr. Henry C. Frick, born 



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In calling attention to the faults of a sign, 
it should be borne in mind that, c< we should 
not speak of our own or others' faults — at 
least not openly — unless to some useful pur- 
pose.' ' It has not been the author's intention 
to provide a scourge with which we may lash 
our friends, but to call attention to the faults 
and tendencies of one's own sign. 

Self-knowledge is man's greatest inherit- 
ance, and until he has the power to face his 
own soul, he will never be able to conquer 
his limitations. 

We are all too ready to call attention to the 
work others should do, and neglect our own, 
and in choosing words to express our thoughts 
we give little heed to the sorrow they may un- 
necessarily cause sensitive hearts. Words are 
things, and these living messengers, " speed 
o'er the track to bring you back, whatever 
went out from your mind." 

It would be well for highly-strung, passion- 
ate natures to note the effect on themselves 
of their frequent outbursts of temper. They 



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would soon discover that they had thrown out 
an evil force which reacted on themselves in 
the form of headache, disordered nerves, and 
inability to proceed with their own work, until 
their passion had subsided. To do each day 
our own work well is all our duty; to give 
way to anger, jealousy, or grumbling, because 
another's lot is cast in pleasanter places than 
our own, is only a form of self-indulgence 
almost as bad in its effect on ourselves as the 
greater vice of intemperance. But the faults 
and vices of human nature become steps in 
the ladder of character building one by one, as 
they are surmounted. 

Affinities and Marriage 

What is said on the subject of partners ap- 
plies in a measure to marriage and choice of 
associates. 

If we find that our life is linked, either by 
birth or from choice, with those who are not 
harmonious to us, would it not be wiser to 
seek the cause of the discord, and if not pos- 
sible to remove it, to avoid at least playing on 
the discordant string ? 

However, an understanding of self and the 
desire as well as the ability to blend our differ- 



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ing characteristics with others, is the only safe 
guide to follow in the search for true compan- 
ionship. We should like our friends for what 
they are, not for what we would make them. 
The world would be a very stupid place to live 
in if we were all modelled on the same pattern. 
Let us strive to respect individuality in 
others as we would have our own respected, 
and, u agree to differ but never to disagree.' ' 
If our friends have faults, so have we, and it 
can be called little else than egotism to point 
out weaknesses in others, until we have con- 
quered our own. 



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In offering suggestions to parents and teach- 
ers, the purpose is to indicate, not in detail, 
but in general, that which concerns the real 
development and education of a child for its 
permanent good. 

Unfortunately, no preparation whatever is 
considered necessary for the important position 
of parenthood, and the chief qualification of a 
teacher is to be able to pass certain intellectual 
examinations; questions as to real fitness for 
this work are seldom asked. 



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While a blooded animal's characteristics are 
carefully considered and trained in the right 
direction, children of a large family are in 
most instances brought up by one method. 
Many children suffer great nervous irritation 
from the habit of considering them collectively, 
instead of individually; from the terrible lack 
of sympathy existing between them and those 
who have undertaken their moral and intel- 
lectual guidance. 

It is impossible to give any real, permanent, 
or intelligent help to children so long as those 
in authority over them persist in thinking that, 
u all the virtues are with the rulers and the 
vices with the ruled." 

Self-mastery is the most important lesson 
for a true educator to learn. He must recog- 
nize his own faults and conquer them before 
he is prepared to fill this high office, for when 
one does not know his own imperfections and 
limitations, he unconsciously places many ob- 
stacles in his own pathway. 

The method of discipline pursued by parents 
and teachers who have not learned self-con- 
trol, is to vent their displeasure on these small 
offenders in sharp words or rough shakings. 
Such correction is harmful to the child, and 
diminishes his respect for the person who 
makes such an exhibition of ill-temper; nor 



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is such a one careful to distinguish between 
a trait of character which is really a fault and 
a mannerism that does not meet with his or 
her approval. 

Demanding instant and unquestioning obe- 
dience is also harmful, as coercive restraint 
tends to weaken character. Children who 
are brought up in this manner are apt to re- 
gard their parents as sort of friend-enemies, 
who are constantly thwarting their desires and 
cravings for experience, without inquiring as 
to whether their motives are good or bad. 
This method weakens and finally breaks that 
bond of sympathy between them which is so 
essential to all wise control. 

A child shows the desire to exercise its 
own reasoning faculties by constantly asking, 
u Why ? " in its attempt to find the balance 
between the true and the false. The answer, 
u Because I told you so," may silence, but 
never satisfies. It is a deplorable fact that 
this manner of education is the chief cause of 
so many bright children developing into weak, 
imitative, conventional, unprogressive men 
and women. 

The right to think for themselves is denied 
them, because they are considered incompetent 
to exercise any judgment, and no effort is 
made to help them become self-governing in- 



Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 23 



dividuals. On the contrary, the supreme pur- 
pose of parental control seems to be the sub- 
jugation of the child's will and the restriction 
of its supposed depravity. 

If our children were to have no more inde- 
pendence when they reach adulthood than was 
accorded them under the old Roman law, 
when the power of the patria potestas was ab- 
solute even over the life of his son, whom he 
might alienate or destroy without accounting to 
any earthly tribunal, there might be some wis- 
dom in not permitting them to exercise their 
own will power, and accustoming them to 
submit without a murmur to the control of 
another. But as they are some day to be- 
come self-directing men and women, it would 
seem better judgment to aid them to gain self- 
reliance while still under the parental roof and 
watchful eyes of those who should have their 
real interest at heart. 

Responding to the motives of others does 
not cultivate a spirit of self-reliance ; allowing 
the thoughts of others to dominate us, lessens 
our power for original thinking. The chief 
elements in a child's life are love of liberty and 
productive activity. In order to give them real 
help we must aid them to harmonize submis- 
sion and liberty, to substitute cooperation for 
obstinacy, and independence for subserviency. 



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Teachers should not try to dominate the 
interest of children, but should endeavor to 
arouse their self-active interest, which is the 
only persistent, propelling motive to any effort ; 
then there will no longer be any complaint 
that children are not interested in their work. 
So long as the present system of discipline is 
pursued, it would be more accurate to say that 
the children are not interested in the teacher's 
work. 

The obstacles children have to overcome 
are stupendous. In every-day business mat- 
ters we seek to find the lines of least resist- 
ance, and when discovered try to work with 
and not against them. Short-sighted parents 
make no such effort, and are apt to presume 
that their children's needs are similar to their 
own, instead of realizing that each child has 
its own individuality to develop, and that it is 
the duty of parents to help it unlock its own 
powers. So long as they continue to force 
the proverbial square child into the round 
hole, they will continue to spoil a good farmer, 
mechanic, or artist, and produce, possibly, a 
poor lawyer, physician, or business man. 
This forcing process, seen in every-day life, 
shows how the real ability of children is mis- 
apprehended and disregarded. 

All this consideration of individual traits 



Suggestions to Parents and Teachers 25 



means increased responsibility, and may neces- 
sitate many changes in our conduct generally 
towards the young. It will force us to make 
our motives higher, our lives purer and broader, 
and give us a better conception of our duties ; 
then we will become able to develop the higher, 
finer faculties in children with an ease which 
will startle us. 

The various works consulted in the prep- 
aration of this book are: Ptolemy's u Tetra- 
biblos, or Quadripartite"; u The Primum 
Mobile/' byPlacidus; Lilly's " Astrology," 
Sibley's " Astrology," " Mysteries of Astrol- 
ogy," Wilson's u Dictionary of Astrology," 
u Theoretical Basis of Astrology," u Kabalis- 
tic Astrology," " Mazzaroth," " The Secret 
Doctrine," and many others on the subjects 
of astrology, psychology, and education. 



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CAPRICORN 




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General Characteristics 

The most noticeable feature of persons born 
under this sign is their desire for intellectual 
attainments. They are proud, self-reliant, and 
very practical ; but they are also great idealists 
and place their standard of excellence unrea- 
sonably high — in fact, they are so fastidious that 
they are seldom satisfied with anything short of 
perfection. They adore the beautiful in art and 
nature. Even though they are excellent finan- 
cial managers and seldom fail to make both 
ends meet, it is very difficult for them to econ- 
omize in small matters, their personal tastes are 
so luxurious. 

In manner Capricorn people are cool, calm, 
and collected ; they are not fond of demonstra- 
tion except from those they really love, but 
they lose heart when well-merited praise is 
withheld or their efforts are not appreciated. 
In matters of love or friendship they seem to 
be fickle, but they are really very faithful and 
sincere ; they care for but few, and are prone to 
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good and noble attribute 5 this habit causes them 
much unhappiness, for their ideals are seldom 
realized. 

Although Capricorn people are naturally in- 
dustrious, they are not willing servers of 
others. In carrying out their own plans they 
will work with unflagging zeal and determina- 
tion to surmount every obstacle which stands 
between them and success. They seldom 
seek advice or protection from others, and 
while fate seems against them, as a rule, they 
bear their burdens with much fortitude; their 
great patience, perseverance, and industry en- 
able them to endure many hardships, and they 
frequently conquer adverse circumstances and 
environment by sheer force of mental grip. 
When these people are thoroughly interested 
in an undertaking, in espousing an unpopular 
cause, or in pushing to victory a forlorn hope, 
all the combativeness in their nature is aroused ; 
it is always a battle of brains for Capricorn peo- 
ple. They are better organizers than fighters, 
they conquer because of their quickness to take 
advantage of the weak points in the opposing 
forces, and their refusal to contemplate even 
the possibility of defeat. 

They hold very stubbornly to their ideas of 
right and wrong, resent any interference in 
affairs of their own, and never pry into the 



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affairs of others. They have a high moral 
nature and great regard for duty; are inclined 
to stick rather closely to public opinion, ex- 
cept in matters of religious belief; on this 
subject they reserve the right to do their own 
thinking, and seldom accept any statement 
that cannot be logically demonstrated. In lit- 
erature they prefer the philosophic and scien- 
tific; they are public spirited, and have a nat- 
ural taste for politics ; their commercial instinct 
is large, and they are the natural organizers 
of great enterprises. 

In general conversation they are bright, 
subtle, and witty, but when opposed in an 
argument they become unyielding, and assert 
their views in a very harsh and positive man- 
ner. When Capricorn people succeed in over- 
coming the self-consciousness which often 
makes them appear awkward and constrained, 
they have an ease and freedom of manner 
which establishes at once a feeling of friend- 
ship and wins for them many friends. They 
are endowed with excellent memories, are 
good story-tellers and deep thinkers ; they love 
solitude, and often have spells of great de- 
spondency which seem utterly without reason 
until one understands the influence of Saturn 
in this sign. 



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SHORTCOMINGS 

Capricorn people are abnormally sensitive 
and self-conscious; this causes them to be 
ever on the lookout for slights. They seldom 
retaliate even when they have been deeply 

MmBttiiK wronged, but grow cold and hard, because 
while they forgive, they never forget, and when 
deceived in a friend they sometimes lose health 
and all interest in life, become indifferent to 
the society of others, and give themselves up 
to a life of gloomy meditation and solitude. 
They are usually victims of overwork, and 
become so selfishly absorbed in their own du- 
ties that they ignore the claims of others until 
they have completed their self-appointed task. 
When their attention is called to this trait in 

Jfcffts0 their character, which should be called selfish- 
ness, though sometimes termed intensity, they 
keenly feel the rebuke, become very despond- 
ent, and plead their inability to work in any 
other way. When Capricorn people are reck- 
less in their expenditures or are overtaken by 
misfortune, like the goat, the emblem of their 
sign, they will make the most of their sur- 
roundings, and subsist on next to nothing, with 
an air of sturdy self-reliance which admits of 
no patronizing. 



Capricorn 



31 



SUGGESTIONS 

Capricorn people should restrain their ten- 
dency to go to extremes. As they ruin their 
best powers by too close adherence to duty, 
they should be less prodigal of their strength, 
and work with more discrimination, if they 
would avoid the usual physical and nervous 
prostration which follows their efforts. Per- 
sistency and steadiness are fine attributes, but 
as evil is only good inverted, these two quali- 
ties may degenerate into obstinacy and un- 
changeableness. "The sin of finishing' ' is 
sometimes as much to be deplored as neglect 
of duty. These people should seek to culti- 
vate a good ( c forgettery ' ' as being, in their 
case, much more desirable than a good mem- 
ory. Give up the habit of introspection and 
care less for the opinion and approbation of 
others. 

When placed in positions of authority, they 
should strive to subdue any tendency towards 
haughtiness or arrogance in dealing with others, 
and bear in mind the fact that a fine organizer 
and manager is not a despot who rules by 
force, but one who directs and governs because 
his methods bring about the best results. 

The mission of Capricorn people is to over- 
come obstacles; to conquer, and not to be 



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conquered by, their limitations; to do this 
they must look up and away from self, take 
account of their weaknesses, not to deplore, 
as is their habit, but to overcome them. 



Affinities and Marriage 



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Those who look for a soft, yielding dispo- 
sition will not find it in the Capricorn nature. 
The women of this sign, while they make lov- 
ing and devoted wives, are firm and positive 
in their opinions, and find the domestic life, 
as a rule, too narrow for their ability; they 
are seldom happy in the married life, unless 
united with those who respect individuality of 
character -in others. They demand justice and 
appreciation rather than outward demonstra- 
tions of affection. These people care for but 
few, and of them they are very jealous, and 
will brook no rivals even in ordinary friend- 
ships. 

They are naturally attracted to those born 
under Taurus and Virgo, but their most con- 
genial matrimonial alliances are made with those 
born under Cancer, Sagittarius, or Aquarius. 
Capricorn and Aries seldom agree long at a 
time, and a union with one born under Scor- 
pio is not advisable, because the tendency of 



Capricorn 



33 



persons born under the latter sign is to arbi- 
trarily rule others, and it is almost impossible 
for a true Capricorn nature to submit to 
dictation. 

Suggestions to Parents and 
Teachers 

Capricorn children from their inherent man- 
aging ability are apt to assume a haughty, 
arrogant manner when giving directions to 
playmates and servants. This habit should 
be checked at once, and their attention called, 
not only to the poor service rendered under 
coercion, but also to their own resentfulness 
when spoken to in a peremptory tone. These 
children, while naturally industrious, are not 
willing servers of others, and require to be 
taught that service does not necessarily mean 
servitude, and that voluntary service implies 
perfect freedom. When they fully compre- 
hend this lesson, they become very helpful and 
efficient, but they should be allowed to do 
their own planning, as much as possible, and 
when their work is well done, praise should be 
given unstintedly. They need a great deal 
of encouragement to arouse their dormant am- 
bition, for the tendency of persons born under 



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this sign is to make the most of their present 
situation. When Capricorn people have not 
received a good education they are usually 
content all through life to do manual work 
for a moderate remuneration. As they belong 
mainly to the commercial world, every Capri- 
corn child should receive a practical business 
education, and have some real experience in 
self-maintenance, even if there is no other ob- 
ject in view than the development of character. 

No greater mistake can be made in the man- 
agement of Capricorn children than to ridicule 
or speak sarcastically of their apparent lack of 
ambition, for they are very sensitive, and really 
are deficient in self-esteem, despite their habit 
of self-assertion, and to call them slow or 
stupid is to make them so. 

Sarcasm is a luxury to indulge in with 
equals, but never with children or inferiors, 
for in the latter case it has only the effect of 
drawing out an impertinent retort, and causes 
a sensitive child to lose heart and discourages 
him in the effort to please. 

When Capricorn children lack continuity, it 
is because their interest, through faulty man- 
agement, has not been fully awakened; they 
love to work, and when given a task, with a 
certain amount of responsibility attached, they 
will work untiringly to overcome difficulties, if 



Capricorn 



35 



only to prove themselves worthy of the trust 
reposed in them. These children are natural 
students; patient and persevering, as can be 
easily discerned by watching them when fol- 
lowing their own inclinations at work or play. 
Fortunately for our future men and women, 
the age has passed when parents and teachers 
fancied a child's mind could be made to order. 
We are beginning to realize the importance 
of developing and aiding the growth of indi- 
viduality, and are becoming wise enough to 
make our methods of training subservient to 
the spontaneous unfolding of these young 
minds in their progress towards maturity. 



Women 



VOCATION 



The women born under this sign are excel- 
lent housekeepers and discreet financial man- 
agers. They are faithful and devoted in their 
domestic relations, not demonstrative, but very 
sincere and loyal to those they love. They are 
usually considered cold and unfeeling, but they 
are not really so. They are abnormally sensi- 
tive and self-conscious, but lack self-esteem; 
this causes them to conceal their intense and 
ardent nature, under a crust of icy reserve 



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which is very hard to break through, but when 
they feel that they are really liked, and their 
motives understood, they become genial and 
affectionate. 

When they are not afflicted with disordered 
nerves, caused by overwork and worrying over 
trifles, they are very kind-hearted and patient, 
even under the most trying circumstances. 
They are very self-reliant, and do not like to 
be interfered with in their methods of man- 
aging their household or their work; they will 
listen to suggestions from others, but will not 
adopt them until carefully considered and com- 
pared with their own ideas. 

They are natural planners, very neat and 
orderly, have fine taste in dress and in the ar- 
rangement of their homes. They are hospitably 
inclined and are excellent entertainers, but they 
are subject to spells of depression from which 
it is difficult to arouse them, and at such times 
seem to lose all interest in life. These gloomy 
spells are caused by the influence of the planet 
Saturn; indeed, it is a rare thing to find a 
person born under this sign who is not subject 
to fits of despondency without any apparent 
cause. 

As teachers Capricorn women have marked 
ability and a genuine love for the work; they 
seek to arouse the child's self-active interest, 



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and their method of discipline is an appeal to 
its sense of honor. Many fine writers, ac- 
tresses, and dramatic readers are born under 
this sign. The real genius and indomitable 
perseverance of a Capricorn woman is rarely 
ever developed until she is thrown on her 
own resources or occupies a position of re- 
sponsibility. 

Some of the well-known women born under 
this sign are: Lucretia Mott, Olga Nether- 
sole, Maria Edgeworth, Myra Clark Gaines, 
Mrs. John Drew (the elder), Mrs. Chapman 
Catt, and Laura Bridgman. 



Men 



VOCATION 



Capricorn men belong mainly to the com- 
mercial world. They are quick as lightning 
to grasp an opportunity, and never fail to see 
the money-making side of a scheme. They 
have great foresight, and are excellent judges 
of character. They are singularly capable as 
managers of large enterprises, for they have 
the unusual ability to both plan and execute. 
It is a mistake, however, for a Capricorn man, 
when he occupies a position of authority, to 
give too much attention to detail work, and 



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thus limit the scope of his executive force and 
power to wield a controlling influence over 
others. For this detail work he should select 
employees born under Pisces and Taurus, for 
these people are natural servers of others and 
are very faithful in carrying out instructions. 
Should he have one of his own type in his 
employ, he should simply indicate the work 
to be done, and leave the method of execution 
to such employee, who will never manifest 
his real ability until definite responsibility rests 
upon him, and who, if he is constantly inter- 
fered with and directed as to methods, will 
not render his best service, and will likely 
become discouraged and resentful when thus 
ignorantly oppressed. 

Capricorn men are also very efficient in tak- 
ing charge of large institutions or hotels; they 
show great tact and patience in their manage- 
ment of servants, and while they prefer to 
direct others, they are not above doing the 
manual work, when such necessity arises, and 
are seldom thrown into confusion at the loss 
of a trusted employee. 

In politics and public life they are positive, 
even dogmatic in their opinions, and stand out 
strongly for party interests. Some Capricorn 
men are found among the successful military 
and naval commanders, but their success is 



Capricorn 



39 



due to their managing ability, rather than to 
any fighting element in their nature. 

Many fine writers, novelists, and statesmen 
are born under this sign. In the legal pro- 
fession they are fine reasoners, and spend 
much time on the elaboration of their briefs, 
no detail being too trifling to escape their 
attention. As actors and orators they have 
considerable personal magnetism; this is espe- 
cially true of those who are born on the Cusp. 
Some musicians and artists come under this 
sign, but, as a rule, the practical side of the 
Capricorn nature is stronger than the artistic, 
and they naturally turn their attention to such 
lines of work as require sound judgment and 
painstaking, systematic management. They 
are good financiers and can usually devise a 
way to make both ends meet. 

PARTNERSHIPS 

A partnership formed between Capricorn 
and Sagittarius, if both were fitted by educa- 
tion to fill high positions in the business world, 
should enable them to become a great com- 
mercial and money-making firm; their com- 
bined sagacity would bring about splendid re- 
sults. Capricorn should leave the detail work 
to Sagittarius, and attend principally to the 
plans for their commercial interests. 



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Capricorn and Aquarius would work har- 
moniously together, but they would not soar 
quite so high in their financial schemes be- 
cause of the lack of positiveness in the char- 
acter of the Aquarius man. Taurus and 
Virgo would cooperate successfully with the 
Capricorn nature. While the pleasantest busi- 
ness relations would exist between Capricorn 
and Cancer, the conservatism of the latter 
would have a tendency to thwart the best 
efforts of the former. 

The distinguished men born under this sign 
are: Daniel Webster, Charles Sumner, Wil- 
liam E. Gladstone, Disraeli, Edmund Burke, 
Alma Tadema, Rudyard Kipling, Admiral 
George Dewey, General Joubert, Irving M. 
Scott, and Thomas Alexander Scott. 



Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

Saturn's influence in this sign is very hard 
to overcome. Persons born under his rays usu- 
ally meet with much opposition, and climb the 
ladder of success with difficulty. He governs 
the reflective faculties and produces studious, 
scientific, and close reasoners; he steadies and 
strengthens the mentality, makes the manner 



Capricorn 



4i 



harsh and severe, gives intense love of justice, 
business sagacity, economy, and persistence. 

MORAL 

The malign influences of this planet can be 
overcome by Capricorn people conquering 
their suspicious, discontented natures. They 
must realize that materialism and love of ex- 
ternal things is their ruin and look beyond the 
limitations of self. Planetary influence on 
human life is downward, and if it seeks to 
find expression through the animal senses, 
such influence must be overcome to insure 
true progress in any direction. 

PHYSICAL 

On the physical plane Saturn gives a me- 
dium stature, dark eyes, brownish hair, and sal- 
low complexion. Persons who are well under 
his influence have large foreheads, with reason 
and ideality well developed. The action of 
Saturn on the health is always slow and insidi- 
ous ; he undermines the vitality, governs chronic 
disorders, and causes melancholia, indigestion, 
nervous prostration, and rheumatism. His 
most potent influence is felt every seventh year. 

The white onyx, sometimes called chalce- 
dony, is supposed to possess mystical power 
when worn by a native of Capricorn. 



January 20 

to 
February 19 



AQUARIUS 




THE WATERMAN 



Planets 



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Saturn Uranus 



General Characteristics 

Persons born under this sign are naturally 
endowed with great possibilities, but they 
usually require a strong incentive to force 
them into action. When great occasions arise 
and they become thoroughly aroused, they show 
wonderful strength of purpose, and when they 
feel convinced that the stand they have taken 
or the methods they have adopted are correct, 
no amount of reasoning or persuasion will 
induce them to change. They are earnest 
students of human nature, and are not easily 
deceived by outside appearances; while they 
have a genuinely fraternal feeling for all man- 
kind and the desire to lighten the load oppress- 
ing humanity, their sympathies must be engaged 
through an exposition of actual necessity. 

They are very radical in their opinions, al- 
ways questioning and departing from accepted 
standards of belief; sceptical in all matters 
which cannot be logically demonstrated; rea- 
son from a purely intellectual and material 
point of view; suppress imagination and intui- 



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tion, and always endeavor to explain the super- 
natural in the most commonplace, matter-of- 
fact sort of way. 

In disposition Aquarius people are gentle 
and even-tempered, free and affable in man- 
ner, and have great regard for the good opin- 
ion of others. They are fond of dress and 
bright colors^ always desire to follow the latest 
fashion and to associate with those high up in 
the social scale. They have excellent mem- 
(Boob ories, are fine entertainers, and because of 

memory their great tact, can adapt themselves readily 
to any circumstance or environment. They 
are inclined to worry over the simplest mat- 
ters, but meet great difficulties with fortitude. 
They are generally fortunate in dealing with 
others, are very inquisitive, and as they are 
fond of study, they make the most of their 
ability to pick up information from every 
available source. As all Aquarius people are 
of a busy turn of mind, they are apt to be 
QReeifeBB restless, and scatter their forces by trying to 
do too many things at a time. Until they 
have learned to hold themselves well in check, 
they are weak and vacillating, controlled by 
their appetites and desires, and swayed by the 
advice of their companions. The men born 
under this sign are known as, ' c jolly good fel- 
lows"; they seldom antagonize personal feel- 



Aquarius 



45 



ing, but agree with others for the sake of good 
fellowship, although they will hold out stub- 
bornly enough in all important matters. They 
spend money freely for personal gratification, 
but in all outlays they generally look for a fair 
equivalent. They make faithful friends but 
bitter enemies, and will meet treachery with 
treachery; they hold their own well in an 
argument, but when opposed become taunting 
and sarcastic. 

They have an extremely nervous tempera- 
ment, and most of their ills arise from dis- 
orders of the nervous system. They are active 
when thoroughly aroused, but ordinarily their 
methods are slow even to procrastination. 
They favor literary and scientific pursuits, for 
while they are natural traders and buyers, they 
lack the determination and shrewdness neces- 
sary for great financial schemes. 

SHORTCOMINGS 

Prompted by their great desire for popu- 
larity, Aquarius people fall into the habit of 
making impossible promises and engagements ; 
in such matters more careful consideration will 
save much unnecessary worry and loss of vital- 
ity. Unless thoroughly aroused by the exi- 
gency of the case, they are wavering and 
uncertain, u unstable as water," now swayed 



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by the advice and opinions of others, now by 
the caprice of the moment, in spite of all coun- 
sel and opposition. 

They think too much of personal appear- 
ance, and will go to great lengths to gratify 
their desire for fine apparel. They are so 
much controlled by the desire to appear well 
in the eyes of others that they are frequently 
untruthful, exaggerating their own importance 
and that of their friends in their effort to cre- 
ate a favorable impression. They ruin their 
best efforts by vacillation, and stifle their 
higher nature by dogmatic materialism, and 
are, for this reason, seldom able to advance 
one step in any line of thought where facts 
are not demonstrable to the senses. 

SUGGESTIONS 

Aquarius people should strive to strengthen 
their character by cultivating firmness and 
consistency in all things, and to remember 
that nothing is well done without earnestness 
of purpose. Self-confidence is a necessity to 
the Aquarius man or woman who wishes to 
succeed in life; while naturally endowed with 
fine minds and magnificent will power, they are 
often too indolent and listless to put forth their 
best efforts, preferring to rely on others even in 
the simplest matters, and the greater their in- 



Aquarius 



47 



tellectual culture the more difficult it becomes 
to awaken their sense of moral responsibility, 
for they persistently shut their eyes and minds 
to the ideal and spiritual side of life, and 
blindly follow the limitations of human intel- 
lect. They should cultivate their own strength 
and gifts instead of aping those of others. 
We all have our own appointed work to do, 
and it will avail us but little if we let that 
work be done by another, even though it were 
better done. We are here to build up char- 
acter, and we have no moral right to shift to 
the shoulders of another, responsibilities sent 
to us for our instruction and discipline. The 
world is full of judgment days, and cc he who 
spares himself cannot fail to become con- 
temptible in his own eyes as well as in the 
eyes of others." 



Affinities and Marriage 

Aquarius people will find their most con- 
genial friends and associates among those born 
under Leo. The blending of these natures 
would be most harmonious, and the strength 
of one would offset the weakness of the other. 
A union of Aquarius with either Capricorn or 
Pisces would insure much happiness and fur- 



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business world. There is also a strong and 
lasting attraction among Aquarius, Gemini, 
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Suggestions to Parents and 
Teachers 

The children born under this sign are very 
restless, nervous, and sensitive. They have 
too great regard for the approbation of others ; 
their overweening desire to please often causes 
them to misstate facts and gets them into 
serious trouble. They are easily swayed by 
those with whom they associate, and are often 
persuaded to act against their own convictions 
of right and wrong. A spirit of self-reliance 
should be cultivated, and they should be en- 
couraged to decide their own questions at a 
very early age. Especially in the training of 
Aquarius children, self-control should be sub- 
stituted for parental control. 

These little ones are very loyal to their 
friends and intend to be faithful to every duty, 
but their habits of procrastination and breaking 
promises are very hard to overcome, though as 
they are easily influenced they can be taught, 
without much trouble, punctuality and the 



Aquarius 



49 



importance of keeping a promise. Constant 
scolding and fault finding is very harmful to 
these nervous children. They should be gov- 
erned with the utmost firmness and patience, 
for while restraint is most irksome to them, it 
is necessary to their health that they should 
lead quiet, simple lives, and associate with 
those who have a calm and restful manner. 
A high, sharp tone of voice, sudden noises, or 
any disturbing influence affects them almost 
as keenly as physical pain. They have a 
modest, retiring manner, good memory, and 
being fond of asking questions, they succeed in 
collecting much information. 



Women 



VOCATION 



Aquarius women are very faithful and de- 
voted in the home life and to their friends, 
but when their confidence is abused they are 
apt to become treacherous and cruel. They 
are extremely fond of society, public cere- 
monies and entertainments, and desire always 
to appear to the best advantage and to dress in 
the most approved fashion. They are kind- 
hearted and affable to all, but they prefer to 
make friends of those who have rank and 



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social prominence. They are fond of all the 
good things of life, like to entertain, and ex- 
pect to be entertained. 

They are bright and witty conversational- 
ists, easy and graceful in manner, sympathetic 
listeners, and usually win the respect and 
admiration of others for their common-sense 
views and quick understanding. They are 
very industrious, but seldom waste their time 
on persons or things that may not in some 
way be useful to them. They have fine, 
robust figures, great physical endurance, and 
are thoroughly capable and reliable in what- 
ever they seriously undertake. They fre- 
quently take much interest in the leading 
questions of the day, and when they enlarge 
their field of usefulness, by trying to better the 
existing conditions of society, they show great 
power and ability to mould the opinions of 
others. They seem impelled by nature to 
teach in either public or private life. They 
make excellent public speakers, writers, mu- 
sicians, actresses, and social leaders. They 
have considerable inventive ability, are good 
buyers, saleswomen, and accountants. 

Some of the well-known women born under 
this sign are: Susan B. Anthony, Adelina 
Patti, Hannah More, Mary Mapes Dodge, 
Annie Jenness Miller, and Anna M. Shaw. 



Aquarius 



5i 



Men 



VOCATION 



The mental quickness of Aquarius men 
makes them very apt in any trade or profes- 
sion. They are well adapted to and are very 
fond of literary and scientific pursuits. As 
writers or lawyers they prepare their essays 
and briefs with much precision, and they have 
fine taste in the choice of language. In the 
realm of science and invention, when once an 
idea has taken firm root, they work with great 
persistency and concentration of purpose, but 
ordinarily they prefer pushing the inventions 
of others to working out their own. 

They are natural traders and buyers, always 
inquiring the price and value of things ; for- 
tunate in lending and borrowing, and in real 
estate speculations. They watch their own 
interests very closely in all business trans- 
actions, instinctively study the character and 
tastes of others, and usually get their own 
way, though apparently yielding to the judg- 
ment and desires of those with whom they 
have business dealings. They are inclined to 
worry over small matters, and unless they are 
associated with venturesome spirits, are apt to 
stick to minor trades and pursuits. 

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close to public opinion, regard a " public 
office as a public trust,' ' and rarely ever use 
their power to oppress others. In matters of 
reform they are provokingly slow, but when, 
after carefully considering methods of pro- 
cedure and feeling sure of their position, 
Aquarius men resolve on adopting certain 
measures for the public good, they keep stead- 
ily at the work in hand until they have at- 
tained practical results. Their minds are 
very active in all humanitarian work, and 
they like to think and act for others. 

As Aquarius people represent the intellec- 
tual and scientific spirit of the age, when they 
deal with psychological subjects they attempt 
to reduce phenomena to practical demonstra- 
tion, but when not able to do this, they dis- 
miss the subject as so much rubbish. As 
clerks they do their work with painstaking 
precision, and are quiet and unobtrusive in 
manner; as buyers and sellers for mercantile 
houses they gain many favors and much 
attention through their genial personality. 

PARTNERSHIPS 

In the commercial life, Aquarius should 
seek a partnership with those born under 
Capricorn or Sagittarius; as these people are 
capable of mastering large enterprises and 



Aquarius 



53 



financial plans, they would give greater force 
and determination to the Aquarius character. 
In scientific pursuits Aquarius should associ- 
ate himself with either Pisces or Aries — he 
could push the inventions of both; his hope- 
ful, enthusiastic nature would encourage Pisces, 
and his slow methods restrain the impetuosity 
of Aries. A business association with those of 
his own sign, Gemini, or Libra would not be 
to his advantage, because of the restlessness 
of these people, but association with the Leo 
type would be pleasant and helpful. 

Some of the distinguished men born under 
Aquarius are : Abraham Lincoln, Peter Cooper, 
John Ruskin, Charles Dickens, Thomas Edi- 
son, Hiram Stevens Maxim, William M. 
Evarts, Thomas Paine, Henry Irving, John 
Marshall, Charles Darwin, George Peabody, 
Leander McCormick, and Li Hung Chang. 



Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

Uranus in this sign gives great mental 
quickness and good judgment, but he fre- 
quently works against the successful career of 
Aquarius people, causing extreme activity in 
physical movements, too great a strain on the 



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Aquarius 



health, endurance, and nervous system, mak- 
ing those born under his influence erratic, 
changeable, and unreliable. 

MORAL 

Saturn in this sign has a favorable and 
steadying influence; he gives more positive- 
ness, caution, and economy, and adds execu- 
tive and financial ability to the Aquarius char- 
acter. 

PHYSICAL 

Persons born under Aquarius usually have 
robust figures, a ruddy complexion, hair of a 
reddish brown, expressive eyes, and are gen- 
erally very handsome; the women especially 
are very attractive and fine looking. 

The diseases are chiefly nervous affections, 
and it is very necessary that Aquarius people 
should be surrounded by persons of calm, 
patient, and cheerful dispositions. They suf- 
fer also from rheumatism, gout, indigestion, 
and many ailments not of a serious nature. 

The mystical gem of this sign is the sky- 
blue sapphire, which is supposed to have a 
quieting effect on the nerves and give health 
and happiness when worn by persons born 
under Aquarius. 




NEPTUNE 



PISCES 



February 19 

to 

March 21 




FISHES 



Planets 
Jitpiter Neptune 



General Characteristics 

Persons born under this sign are the restless 
searchers for knowledge in all departments of 
life. They have fine mechanical, scientific, 
and philosophical minds, are very sure of their 
facts, logical and positive in their opinions, 
and while apparently of a yielding and sub- 
missive nature, they are really very deter- 
mined, even obstinate, in carrying out their 
plans, which they have matured with great 
care and deliberation. They are precise and 
orderly, dislike confusion, and object to leav- 
ing things in an unfinished condition; they 
are faithful, reliable, and just in their dealings, 
seldom look for dishonesty, and generally put 
too much confidence in the words and prom- 
ises of friends. They have much self-esteem, 
but lack self-confidence; this they seek to 
conceal, and to overcome by being prepared 
at every point of attack. These people have 
such strong ideas of justice that, when occu- 
pying positions of trust and responsibility, and 
forced to defend the stand they have taken, all 



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the bull-dog tenacity in their nature is aroused, 
and they seldom loosen their grip until they 
have demonstrated the soundness of their po- 
sition. This stubbornness in the Pisces char- 
acter is manifested in the thrusting out of the 
lower jaw and the look of grim determination 
in the otherwise placid and sleepy expression 
of the countenance. These people are fond 
of the beautiful, have artistic tastes, are chaste 
in thought, and though not ardent lovers, are 
very faithful and sincere. They frequently 
sacrifice their comfort to further the interests 
of others, and throw themselves with so much 
earnestness into what they conceive to be their 
duty that they ofttimes exhaust their not over- 
abundant vitality. They are impulsive in 
forming likes and dislikes, and are careless in 
concealing their aversions. 

They are exacting, much given to the habit 
of self-censure, worrying about their health and 
money matters, and even when in affluent cir- 
cumstances are continually apprehensive that 
calamities may overtake them, and that they 
will become dependent upon others. They 
are restless and fond of travel. Change of 
scene, air, and much physical exertion they 
deem absolutely essential to their well-being. 
What they really require is change of thought 
and to guard against gloomy forebodings. 



Pisces 

' c The thing I feared has come upon me ! ' ' 
exclaimed much-enduring Job, and Pisces 
people would do well to take this saying to 
heart, and profit by it. While there is con- 
siderable inventive ability to be found among 
those born under this sign, these people pay 
so much attention to detail that they are sel- 
dom originators, but seem better pleased to 
put the finishing touch on the work of others 
than to carry out their own ideas. They are 
particularly apt in completing any work which 
requires great nicety of finish. Pisces people 
are good moralists, but they lack intuition, de- 
mand reasons for everything, and are unable 
to form accurate conceptions of religious or 
spiritual subjects. Faith must be built on the 
firm and enduring foundation of Reason to be- 
come an edifice sufficiently large for them to 
even enter. They consider old foundations 
worthy of respect, but they always reserve 
their right to build elsewhere and to reject all 
material which does not satisfy them as worthy 
to be used in the building of their own Tem- 
ple of Knowledge. 

SHORTCOMINGS 

Pisces people are affable and kind-hearted, 
but when opposed they become obstinate 
and disagreeable. They demand reasons for 



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everything; are very inquisitive and exacting; 
and spend much time in bemoaning their 
lack of vitality. Their needless anxiety 
about the future makes them pessimistic and 
penurious. They find it very difficult to 
change their habits, customs, or beliefs, and 
this lack of adaptability makes them stick 
tenaciously to whatever line of life they have 
mapped out for themselves. 

As this sign governs the feet, Pisces people 
are great pedestrians and natural ( ' globe trot- 
ters." When they are not able to gratify 
their desire for locomotion they become very 
fussy and fretful and fearful of losing their 
health. If they lack intellectual aspirations, 
are apt to become very gross in their thoughts 
and habits — dull and indolent, caring only for 
their own ease and comfort. 

SUGGESTIONS 

c< Don't worry" should be the watchword 
of this sign, for the mind has a great sustaining 
effect on the body. Anxiety and dismal fore- 
bodings destroy the health and vitality sooner 
than the most severe toil or mental labor. 
The constant change of scene which Pisces 
people fancy so necessary for their health, is 
absolutely useless, without change of thought ; 
instead of limiting their thoughts to the realm 



Pisces 

of reason, they should cultivate a higher phi- 
losophy than materialism, for intuition often 
tells us u that all our learning is but a finger- 
post to that supreme knowledge of truth 
which is only found and closely guarded 
within the human heart." Pisces people, if 
they do not wish to become physical and 
mental wrecks, must cultivate a more hope- 
ful spirit, and spend less time in thinking of 
their mental and physical temperature. 



Affinities and Marriage 

Pisces men and women have a restless, 
roving disposition, and demand too much, to 
be quite satisfactory in the domestic relations. 
The men become selfishly absorbed in business 
or intellectual pursuits, and, whatever they 
may be elsewhere, are not companionable at 
home; the women indulge in spells of melan- 
choly and fits of weeping, which cast a gloom 
over the entire household. Persons born 
under Virgo would satisfy the intellectual re- 
quirements of the Pisces nature — a union with 
either Aquarius or Aries would help Pisces to 
be more hopeful and cheerful. Much self- 
discipline is always necessary when Pisces 
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either Libra or Sagittarius. There is also a 
natural affinity between Pisces people and 
those born under Cancer or Scorpio. 



Suggestions to Parents and 
Teachers 

Children born under this sign are abnor- 
mally sensitive, and much of their peculiar ob- 
stinacy, when corrected for a fault, comes 
from a feeling of shame at being detected in a 
wrong act. They should be taught that 
quick confession of an error is prompted by the 
desire to retain one's own self-respect, and is 
not something to be ashamed of. They are 
usually good students, but because of their 
restless, roaming disposition, require to be 
held strictly to lessons and tasks. They are 
fond of asking questions, but are heedless of 
the answers ; quick in their likes and dislikes, 
and so loyal to their friends that they will de- 
fend them, whether right or wrong. They 
are economical, and like to hoard up their 
pennies; this trait must be very carefully 
watched, because love of money, coupled with 
the fear of being dependent on others, may 
lead to dishonesty and miserliness. 

Pisces children take great pains to persuade 



Pisces 

themselves that their ways are right and best, 
but they are very gentle and loving, and can be 
easily guided by one who will conscientiously 
study their natural disposition and help them 
to develop their highest characteristics. 

They require much encouragement, to en- 
able them to do that particular work in life 
which they are best calculated to perform. 



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Women 



VOCATION 



Pisces women are very precise and orderly; 
when they set out to accomplish anything, they 
work untiringly, until their efforts are re- 
warded. They have a gloomy, foreboding 
nature, worry over money matters, and are 
always expecting misfortune to overtake their 
loved ones or themselves. While they are 
much given to the habit of self-censure, they 
lack self-reliance, and are forever questioning 
their own acts; when opposed, they become 
sullen and obstinate, and are utterly unmoved 
by argument or persuasion. They make ex- 
cellent housekeepers, with an eye to the orna- 
mental as well as the useful, and insist that 
every detail of work shall be systematically 
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framed would not satisfy, nor even appeal, to 
their sense of the beautiful. As parents or 
teachers, they are quick to condemn petty faults, 
and become very fussy and impatient when 
their rules are not obeyed to the letter. They 
are kind-hearted and loving, but so sensitive 
and exacting, that they look for slights where 
none are intended, and when on a low plane, 
intellectually, they are apt to be fitful and 
hysterical, rendering their own and the lives of 
others miserable by their foolish imaginings 
and constant anticipations of coming evil. In 
the business world, Pisces women are not usu- 
ally fortunate in their own undertakings, as 
they lack push and energy, but in the employ 
of others, they are persistent and conscientious 
workers. They make fine actresses and elo- 
cutionists; they have much taste and origin- 
ality in illustrating stories, and furnishing 
designs for book-covers and magazines. In 
writing, their taste inclines to the scientific 
rather than the imaginative; they have also 
much mechanical and mathematical ability. 

Among the well-known women born under 
this sign are: Ellen Terry, Rosa Bonheur, 
Mrs. Thomas C. Piatt, Emma Willard, Isa- 
bel Irving, Mrs. Margaret Kendal, and Emily 
Sartain. 



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Men 



VOCATION 



In choosing a trade or profession, persons 
born under this sign should take great care 
that the chances for promotion are certain, 
Pisces people being apt to stick for life in 
their first venture, because of their inability to 
adapt themselves readily to changes. They 
are admirably suited to government employ- 
ment, as may be instanced by the great num- 
ber of our presidents born under this sign who 
have held their positions with dignity and au- 
thority. 

These people have a natural ability for the 
arts and sciences, great aptness in most of the 
mechanical trades, and a special knack of put- 
ting an excellent finish on the work of others, 
who, having conceived the original idea, can- 
not bring it to completion. Their perceptions 
are wide awake where their interests are con- 
cerned, and their memory very retentive as to 
forms and methods. 

When the young men of this sign take an 
interest in higher mathematics and mechanics, 
they should fit themselves for architecture, 
building, and construction work. Pisces 
men make excellent engineers, draughtsmen, 
analytical chemists, cabinet-makers, account- 



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critics, artists, and writers are born under 
Pisces. In art, they prefer the placidly beau- 
tiful — their writings are characterized by a 
clear, descriptive style, artistic elegance, and 
historical accuracy. When there is no oppor- 
tunity for prolonged educational study, Pisces 
people succeed well at manual labor in the 
lighter forms of trade. Should they desire 
much outdoor exertion, they would find con- 
genial occupation in agriculture, floriculture, 
and stockraising. Their choice of occupation 
is wide, and generally leads to moderate suc- 
cess in any trade or profession which requires 
fine finish and attention to detail. 



PARTNERSHIPS 

Pisces men are usually more successful 
financially in a partnership than in individual 
undertakings, because they are rather timorous 
of launching out in new and untried ventures. 
An employer of a Pisces man would find it to 
his advantage to encourage the inventive abil- 
ity of such employee. 

When commerce is the chosen field, a part- 
nership with Capricorn would be very desir- 
able. Pisces is quick in accounting, and his 
love of detail, retentiveness of form and method, 
would leave Capricorn free to direct and 



Pisces 

manage. Association with Aries would in- 
tensify the mechanical, literary, and artistic 
ability of Pisces, and lead to practical results. 
Aquarius would encourage and push the inven- 
tions of Pisces, and show great skill in con- 
vincing the public of the great usefulness of 
their joint work. 

Among the many notable men born under 
this sign are : George Washington, Grover 
Cleveland, " Buffalo Bill," Voltaire, Scho- 
penhauer, Louis Prang, Albert J. Seligman, 
George M. Pullman, William Jennings Bryan, 
William Henry Maxwell, William Steinway, 
Carl Schurz, and H. O. Armour. 

Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

Jupiter in Pisces gives great endurance, 
persistence, and efficiency. He gives the de- 
sire for accuracy, ambition to excel, elegance 
of verbal expression, and an attractive person- 
ality. When the Pisces nature is not so highly 
endowed intellectually, he gives practical utility 
and manual dexterity. Neptune in Pisces 
gives literary taste and love of detail; he also 
gives love of science, increases the inventive 
ability, and adds force and activity to the char- 
acter of those born under this sign. He also 



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gives them love of ocean travel, marine views, 
and prospers their adventures on water. 

MORAL 

Persons born under this dual influence have 
naturally a mild, genial manner, but when 
opposed become very obstinate. They are 
chaste in thought, and are platonic in their 
affections. Jupiter makes the nature noble 
and magnanimous. Neptune gives a dreamy, 
listless manner, and a restless, roving dis- 
position. 

PHYSICAL 

Persons born under this planet usually have 
large, fleshy faces, are short and thick-set, 
have brown hair, pale complexion, and light 
watery eyes. Although persons born under 
this sign have not strong constitutions, when 
they take the proper amount of recreation and 
keep their minds free from foolish imaginings, 
they usually live to great age. Biliousness, 
weakness of the digestive organs, pains in the 
head, feet, and back, are their principal ail- 
ments. Plain food and cheerful, healthful 
thoughts are the remedies for most of their 
troubles. 

The mystical gem of Pisces is the white 
and glittering chrysolite. 



March 21 

to 
April 19 



ARIES 



Planets 




THE RAM 



Mars Neptune 



General Characteristics 

Aries people are the natural head-workers 
of humanity. They dislike manual labor, 
and are much better calculated by temperament 
and choice to lead and direct others than to 
carry out their own projects. 

To the practical, plodding workers, born 
under less progressive signs, they are looked 
upon and condemned as visionary idealists, be- 
cause, while they can devise new methods for 
others, they find it very difficult to work by 
plan or system. It should be remembered that 
these people are originators, not organizers, and 
render untold service to those less venturesome 
than themselves by suggesting the way and 
devising new schemes for the benefit of man- 
kind. 

In disposition, Aries people are ambitious, 
impulsive, irritable, and quick tempered — 
though easily pacified. In social life they are 
genial and witty, never at a loss to provide 
entertainment for others. They are fond of 
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activity. They love order, elegance, and 
beauty. They are warm-hearted, sympathetic, 
and hospitable. Their intuition is so keen 
that it is almost impossible to conceal any- 
thing from them; when their sympathy is 
aroused, they have the rare faculty of speaking 
the right word at the right time and place. 
They are very earnest and sincere in their de- 
sire to help others, and are so sanguine by 
temperament that they do not carefully con- 
sider ways and means in their proposed re- 
forms and innovations. They are always 
generous, but yet selfish enough to study their 
own interests first, and so aggressive that they 
never quite submit to be governed by others. 
They have remarkably active brains, retentive 
memory, fine literary ability, and a very 
marked faculty of imparting to others knowl- 
edge of a general and useful kind. They 
have their own ideas of right and wrong, and 
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SHORTCOMINGS 

The most pronounced failing of the undis- 
ciplined Aries man or woman is, the inordinate 
desire to direct the work of others, instead of 
attending to his or her own. These people 
are selfish, whimsical, capricious, and quarrel- 



Aries 

some, cannot bear to be contradicted or told 
of their faults j but while they expect others to 
bridle their tongues, they pride themselves on 
being outspoken, and the person who has in- 
curred their displeasure seldom escapes a 
severe tongue lashing. Their passions, how- 
ever, if hot while they last, are soon over, and 
then they expect everything to go on just as 
serenely as before the storm, without any ad- 
mission from them that they were too hasty or 
wrong in their judgment ; but if they are severe, 
they are rarely ever unjust. They will die 
fighting for a friend or a principle, and while 
they do not easily forgive an enemy, they are 
not malicious or revengeful. 

The women born under this sign destroy 
their best talents by hasty judgment, quick 
temper, and jealousy. The men are very im- 
petuous, hate to yield a point in an argument, 
and frequently lose their finest opportunities 
by not carefully considering the obstacles they 
must surmount before engaging in an enter- 
prise. 

SUGGESTIONS 

The lesson to be learned by these theorists 
and idealists, these pioneers of thought, many 
of whom died martyrs to the cause they es- 
poused, is that of patience and self-control. 



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In their desire to direct and point out the way 
for others, they should bear in mind the fact 
that it is better to do one's own duty well than 
suggest methods for others to follow. Each 
of us has predilections and ability to do certain 
kinds of work, and our chief duty lies in at- 
tending to that, not in running abroad to look 
after others nor in trying to reform the world. 
In looking back at periods of agitation and 
discontent, we find that harsh endeavors to 
force results had only the effect of raising a 
barrier to progress. Reforms come only when 
we are ready to accept the new for the old. 
Aries people should restrain their desire to 
think and act for everybody, learn to respect 
the individuality of others, to speak temper- 
ately, and to maintain silence when they find 
themselves becoming excited. This method 
will prevent the loss of much energy, which 
impairs their health and usefulness. 



Affinities and Marriage 

As Aries people have governing natures, 
they would be very unwise to choose in mar- 
riage those who have also a tendency to rule. 
A union with either Pisces or Taurus is likely 
to be harmonious. Libra would be the best 



Aries 

mate for Aries, supplying the self-control so 
lacking in the latter' s nature. While there 
is always a strong bond of sympathy between 
those born under Aries with Leo or Sagittarius, 
the nature of all three is so impetuous that 
there would not be much domestic tranquillity. 



Suggestions to Parents and 
Teachers 

Aries children cause a great deal of discom- 
fort and anxiety to those parents and teachers 
who believe in instant and unquestioning obe- 
dience. The individuality of these children 
should be studied carefully, and they should be 
dealt with tactfully. They should never be 
driven nor teased, as they are very excitable 
and quick-tempered, and so headstrong that 
force only infuriates them ; neither should they 
be argued with when in a temper, for they are 
very fond of wordy battles and never admit 
defeat. The most effectual discipline is to 
leave them entirely alone, until their excite- 
ment subsides ; then reason with them kindly. 
They are restless, inquisitive, always prying 
into things, seldom content to let well enough 
alone, and are destructive, mainly because of 
the strong constructive element in their nature. 



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are apt to think too much of themselves and 
develop into egotists, they should never be 
encouraged to talk of themselves. 

Aries children are naturally studious, and 
ambitious to stand at the head of their class ; 
they think quickly — in fact, do everything hur- 
riedly ; their minds seem ever watchful to 
detect and point out shortcomings and weak- 
nesses in those whose mental activity is not so 
great as their own. They have very little 
patience and not an overabundance of physical 
endurance. They use up so much nervous 
energy by trying to do too many things at 
once, that they require a great deal of sleep, 
which should be taken at regular hours and in 
large and well-ventilated rooms. They should 
be allowed to work out their allotted tasks in 
their own way, thus cultivating their individ- 
ual originality. A thoughtless parent or 
teacher usually seeks to repress this singularly 
high-strung temperament, which is always 
©onof striving for expression, and an Aries child is 
uyttBB frequently made to suffer keenly in body as 
well as mind by inharmonious surroundings, 
and by those who govern dogmatically and 
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VOCATION 



The women born under this sign are capa- 
ble of holding positions of authority and 
responsibility, but, as they are very impatient 
and irritable under restraint, they should be 
given a thorough understanding of the work to 
be done, and then left to their own methods. 

They make excellent designers, either as 
milliners or dressmakers; in fact, all artistic 
occupations seem favorable to the Aries type. 
They dislike detail work, and when compelled 
to follow certain routine duties, they always try 
to vary them as much as possible. They suc- 
ceed well as matrons of institutions, keepers of 
restaurants and boarding-houses, but as their 
manner is aggressive and arbitrary, in dealing 
with inferiors, they usually have much diffi- 
culty in retaining servants. 

It is difficult at times to reconcile the con- 
tradictory traits of the Aries character; while 
irritable and impatient by nature, they show 
the greatest self-sacrificing spirit with those 
they love, and will efface themselves to further 
the interests of a friend. They are always 
keenly alive to lost opportunities, and inwardly 
bemoan their fate. Mentally, Aries women 
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fields of activity, and are also fond of prosecut- 
ing scientific research. Their intellecutal de- 
velopment is sometimes phenomenally great, 
and as they have the gift of imparting knowl- 
edge, they make progressive teachers, but are 
better fitted to be heads of departments than 
class instructors. They are fond of the home 
life, but prefer outside duties, which give them 
a wider range of activity ; they also prefer the 
useful to the ornamental, and when leaders in 
society, they seek to originate new styles, plan 
novel amusements, and devise new pastimes. 
The martial quality in the Aries woman's 
nature is often exhibited in her fondness for 
chess, whist, and other games, and she is 
always a formidable and aggressive opponent. 
In speculations and investments, she is very 
shrewd and far-sighted, and in such matters 
should trust to her own intuition. In any 
work, even in domestic life, Aries women are 
always devising new schemes and suggesting 
methods to simplify the labor; and, unhappily, 
they ofttimes neglect the present duty in their 
desire to lighten the remote. 

The well-known women born under this 
sign are : Margaret Oliphant, Laura A. Lin- 
ton, Laura Bannister Chandler, Harriet Pres- 
cott Spoffbrd, Louise Chandler Moulton, 
Fanny Davenport, and Lorenza Haines. 



Aries 



Men 



VOCATION 



Persons born under Aries are most success- 
ful, in business, when they are placed at the 
head of an undertaking. Their nature is too 
enterprising for farming, mechanical pursuits, 
or to fill, satisfactorily, positions where they 
must submit to the direction of others. They 
are very ambitious, and when occupying minor 
positions they soon demonstrate their ability to 
do better work, and meet with rapid promotion. 
As clerks they are active and smart, good talkers 
and sellers, in fact, they are so persistent that 
a customer rarely escapes them until he has 
made a purchase. In whatever line of work 
they are engaged, these people are determined 
to succeed ; in military or naval warfare they 
are natural leaders and never refuse a fight ; 
they are very aggressive, often foolishly so, but 
they go into a fight to win, and are brave and 
indifferent to danger. In an executive position 
or as directors, they rule with much determin- 
ation and over-ride all opposition \ as bankers, 
brokers, and speculators, they are successful 
because of their superior foresight, and their 
judgment in such matters is safe to follow. 
When interested in reforms, they are very 
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opponents, and relentlessly pursue the offenders 
or systems until they have achieved the desireo 
result. Their minds are very active in the 
direction of the public good and they are pai 
ticularly well adapted to build up new educa- 
tional systems, to explore new fields of action, 
to exploit new theories, and to brush away the 
cobwebs of antiquated error from the minds 
of those who are content to ( ' let well enough 
alone.' ' 

Aries men make good judges, their sense of 
justice and equity keeps them free from per- 
sonal prejudice, and as presiding officers, 
speakers or chairmen, their rulings, while 
arbitrary, are always sound and to the point. 
Their writings are characterized by great orig 
inality, clearness, and force ; as statesmen the 
are always the enterprising leaders who make 
a strong fight for party or principle. 

PARTNERSHIPS 

In the commercial world they have much 
push and energy. They are always looking 
forward, are ambitious and venturesome, and 
should be associated with those who, while 
appreciating these qualities, will restrain the 
Aries tendency to leap before looking. Such a 
union of force would be found in a partnership 
between Aries and Taurus. The mission of 



Aries 

Aries is to seek opportunities, that of Taurus 
to seize them ; the rashness and impetuosity 
of Aries would be held in check by the slow and 
sure Taurus, whose keen intuition in practi- 
cal business methods would prove invaluable in 
pushing inventions, directing the finances, and 
attending the detail work of their joint interest. 

Pisces with his dogged and patient deter- 
mination to overcome obstacles would be a 
good partner for the carrying out of the 
schemes of ambitious Aries. Should Aries 
and Scorpio or Aries and Capricorn decide to 
form a partnership — Aries would find himself 
thwarted at every turn. The tendency of 
Scorpio to superintend the work of others, and 
hold them rigidly to duty, would throw Aries 
into confusion and nullify his best efforts ; 
while Capricorn, who has the ability to both 
plan and execute, would insist on having their 
work done by system — a thing which an Aries 
person finds impossible to do. Indeed, all 
Aries people are more successful when they 
are left to follow their own methods in doing 
any work. 

Among the many distinguished men born 
under this sign are : Bismarck, Thomas Jef- 
ferson, Henry Clay, J. Pierpont Morgan, 
Rev. Charles Parkhurst, Washington Irving, 
Thomas B. Reed, and Joseph Pulitzer. 



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Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

Mars gives the Aries nature an aggressive 
spirit which is quick in action, prompt in deci- 
sion, full of energy, courage, and enterprise 
manifested chiefly in originality of thought, 
and a desire to engage in pioneer work of all 
kinds. Persons who come strongly under the 
influence of Mars are despotic in rule and 
seek to bend others to their will, but reserve 
the right to think and act for themselves inde- 
pendently of the opinions of others. 

MORAL 

Neptune, in Aries, modifies the influence of 
Mars, and gives the aggressive nature the de- 
sire to use its force and energy in the correc- 
tion of social and political evils, and induces 
the warlike element to seek conquests in the 
world of commerce. Neptune always gives 
the Aries nature a strong impulse to seek fame 
and distinction in a political or national career. 

PHYSICAL 

There are two types of persons born under 
Aries — those who are tall and broad-shoul- 
dered, and those who are short ; the first type 
will have ruddy complexion and sandy hair ; 



Aries 

the second, dark hair and swarthy complexion. 
The eyes of all the Aries people are sharp and 
piercing, with overhanging brows, exhibiting 
the presence of the keen perceptive ability of 
those born under this sign. As Aries people 
are the head- workers of humanity, nearly 
every disease which attacks them goes to the 
head. They are subject to sick-headaches, 
mental derangement, fevers, giddiness, stom- 
ach and digestive troubles. They should 
guard against excitement, the use of stimulants, 
seek rest, enforce calmness, and adopt regular 
hours for eating and sleeping. 

The Amethyst, when worn by Aries people, 
is supposed to possess great magnetic power. 



79 




VENUS 



TAURUS 



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General Characteristics 

Persons born under Taurus are natural con- 
querors, strong, capable, unyielding, and exec- 
utive. They have splendid memories, and 
when studiously inclined are noted for their 
exactness and persistency in mental efforts. 
They are affable when not irritated, and gener- 
ous to a fault, but they prefer to give money 
rather than to make any sacrifice of time or 
personal comfort. 

They are controlled by their emotions, in- 
fluenced by their appetites and passions, and 
apt to be intemperate, in both eating and 
drinking. When they permit themselves to 
be dominated by their strong animal nature 
they lack firmness and self-control ; they are 
slow to anger, but like the symbol of their 
sign, are violent and furious when aroused. 
When living on. a more intellectual plane 
Taurus people show great ability to command 
others and will face difficulties and perils un- 
flinchingly. 

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will say the first thing that comes into their 
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arises, they are found to be steadfast, loyal, 
magnanimous, and so abundant is their supply 
of health and strength that they are able to 
give practical help without depleting them- 
selves. 

They are sanguine over every cause they 
espouse, but being thoroughly practical, they 
carefully consider u ways and means,'' reduce 
theories to practice, and, when they have de- 
cided on a plan of action, can be safely relied 
upon to carry an enterprise through to a suc- 
cessful finish. 

Taurus people have a genial personality, 
are bright and witty, fond of music, dancing, 
poetry, and art, all out-door sports, and games 
of every kind. They have a sympathetic 
manner, and can readily adapt themselves to 
any circumstance or society ; this ability makes 
them very popular in either social or public 
life. While these people require assistance 
from those of more projective minds, and prefer 



Taurus 



83 



to execute rather than to plan, there is nothing 
servile in their nature and they never allow 
themselves to be trampled on by those in 
power. 

SHORTCOMINGS 

Weak, amiable natures under this sign, 
instead of holding out to gain a point, with 
the stubbornness characteristic of the Taurus 
type, will resort to subterfuge rather than be 
defeated, and when they are convicted of this 
folly they are so abjectly miserable and sorry 
for their fault that they are usually forgiven 
and restored to favor. 

They have a passionate nature and are easily 
misled through sympathy and flattery. Ordi- 
narily they are good-natured, generous to a 
fault, and have a very winning manner, but 
when excited or angry they lose all self-con- 
trol and become very violent in their outbursts 
of temper. They are extremely self-willed, 
jealous, exacting, and lovers of their own ease 
and comfort. 

SUGGESTIONS 

The influence of Venus in this sign must 
be overcome by cultivating the reasoning fac- 
ulties and suppressing the inclination to follow 
the promptings of impulse, passions, and desires. 



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against and every effort made to learn patience 
and self-control. 

The head-workers of humanity could ac- 
complish but little without assistance from the 
practical, executive Taurus ; it is he who re- 
duces their fine theories to practice, he who is 
never satisfied with hearing that such and such 
a thing might be done, but insists that it shall 
be put to the test to prove its worth ; it is 
Taurus who fights and wins almost every 
battle except that against self. Should he not, 
then, strive to uproot the weeds of desire and 
impulse which choke the growth of reason, and, 
by expanding his thoughts beyond the gratifica- 
tion of the personal self into something higher 
and better, become a true conqueror of his own 
destiny ? 

Affinities and Marriage 

Taurus people will find their most congenial 
mates under the sign of Scorpio. Scorpio 
likes flattery, and Taurus people gain much of 
their popularity by their simple, unaffected way 
of making pretty speeches to and about others. 
Scorpio would meet all the demands of the 
wayward, passionate nature of Taurus, but 
steady and strengthen it as well. The Taurus 



Taurus 



85 



nature blends well with Virgo, Capricorn, 
Aries, and Gemini. 

Aries and Taurus would not be likely to 
lead dull, placid lives, on account of the quick 
temper of one, and the stubbornness of the 
other, but if both had learned the lesson of 
self-control, and had agreed to * ( differ but not 
to disagree," their union would develop the 
highest possibilities in the natures of both. 
Taurus and Gemini would get along very 
well together, but Gemini would always have 
a feeling of intellectual superiority which might 
be irritating to Taurus and lead to discord. 
Taurus men and women are seldom satisfactory 
in the domestic relations until they have learned 
self-control. 

Suggestions to Parents and 
Teachers 

As Taurus people are natural servers of 
others, their position in life depends mainly on 
education ; they memorize with the greatest ease, 
and care should be taken to cultivate the reflec- 
tive faculties, or their minds are apt to become 
simply " wheels of memory." 

The children born under this sign are gen- 
erally amiable and kind-hearted, but their 



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temper is very violent, and when excited by 
opposition they become thoroughly unmanage- 
able. As they are very imitative they should 
be guarded from evil associates and kept sim- 
ple in their tastes and desires. They are wilful 
and very obstinate, and should never be cor- 
rected for a fault when their temper is aroused, 
for they lack moral courage, and if questioned 
too closely at such times they will seek refuge 
in falsehood to escape the penalty of their 
wrong-doing. A wise mother or teacher will 
refrain from being the cause of adding this sin 
to a fault already committed. 

The chief aim of those who have the care 
of Taurus children should be to teach them 
self-control instead of rigidly insisting on un- 
questioning obedience, for if the lesson of self- 
restraint is not learned and practised in the 
home circle, these externally governed children, 
on arriving at the age of maturity, and when no 
longer under parental control, are apt to launch 
out into lives of self-gratification which lead to 
ruin and unhappiness. This is equally true 
of children born under other signs who are 
brought up under a system of government 
which does not teach first and foremost the 
necessity of learning and practising self-con- 
trol. 



Taurus 



87 



Women 



VOCATION 



The women born under this sign have a 
warm-hearted, generous, clinging nature. 
They are always ready to bear the burdens and 
sorrows of those they love, are lavish in their 
affections, and unhappy when they are unable 
to give practical assistance to those who apply 
to them for comfort and aid. They are excel- 
lent housekeepers and do not dislike manual 
work, but they are more fond of a life of ease 
and pleasure than of one which calls for great 
activity. 

As mothers or teachers, they govern capri- 
ciously : at one moment stern to severity, 
the next they caress and cajole the delinquent 
into doing the thing required. They can 
always win the love of children, but are not so 
successful in holding their respect. However, 
their method of governing, faulty as it is, 
seems just as desirable as the system which 
seeks to despotically rule and regulate every 
detail of a child's life, and which makes a 
yielding nature dull and servile, and antago- 
nizes an independent one. 

Taurus women succeed well in lines of 
trade pertaining to woman's affairs, such as 
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are efficient as clerks, cashiers, and book-keep- 
ers, and can fill acceptably positions of trust 
requiring great endurance and executive ability. 
Many fine writers, poets, and actresses are 
found under this sign ; they are very ortho- 
dox in their views, and seldom depart from 
beaten tracks. 

Among the notable women born under 
Taurus are : Catharine of Russia, Charlotte 
Bronte, Dolly Madison, Alice Cary, Mrs. 
Burton Harrison, Ada Rehan, Mary Manner- 
ing, and Mme. Melba. 



Men 



VOCATION 



In making a choice of life work, persons 
born under this sign should' select positions 
where executive ability, and not originality of 
thought and action, is the chief thing required. 

Taurus men have keen intuition in all that 
pertains to the practical business life ; they 
are the patient plodding workers who, while 
not able to originate great plans, can direct 
the work and financial schemes of large corpo- 
rations, and push the ideas and inventions of 
others with great persistency and ability. 

They are natural students, and are especially 
adapted for those professions which require 



Taurus 



great memorizing, such as chemistry and bot- 
any ; they are fond of literature and mathe- 
matics, and as teachers they are very happy 
in their method of imparting knowledge to 
others. Having unusual physical strength and 
endurance, they can apply themselves with 
great persistency to the work they have in 
hand ; in their case the maxim, u Genius is 
infinite capacity for work," seems particularly 
applicable. 

When occupying positions of responsibility, 
Taurus men are slow but sure in their meth- 
ods; they will wait patiently and with appar- 
ent indifference for favorable opportunities, and 
when they present themselves Taurus men 
seldom fail to grasp them at the right moment. 
They insist very strongly upon every personal 
right, and this characteristic, combined with 
their power to govern others, often impels 
them to seek a military career ; when they are 
in command of forces, and have decided upon 
a plan of action, they are seldom daunted by 
obstacles, but march steadily onward to either 
victory or death. They make but few blun- 
ders, their battles are won by nice calculation 
and executive ability. In an emergency, 
Taurus men have the rare faculty of knowing 
what to do next. 

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trust or to lead a new enterprise, but when 
such positions are offered or thrust upon them, 
they fill them acceptably and with great re- 
serve and dignity. In the legal profession 
they meet with much success as real estate 
and patent lawyers and at general office work, 
but they are not so successful as advocates ; 
their first opinion of a case is intuitive, and as 
they know that reasoning is not one of their 
strong points, they are usually better pleased 
and more fortunate in finding the law appli- 
cable to the case, and skilfully applying it to 
fit the facts, than in professional oratory. 

The commercial and engineering ability of 
Taurus men often causes them to seek employ- 
ment along mechanical lines and in the differ- 
ent systems of transportation. "When they 
occupy executive positions they are most 
fortunately placed, and seldom fail in this 
capacity to promote the interests of the com- 
pany. Landscape gardening, floriculture, and 
a great number of artistic trades are suitable 
occupations for Taurus men. Some musicians 
are found under this sign ; as a rule, they are 
not composers ; their talent lies more in direct- 
ing and executing the compositions of others. 

Taurus men are seldom originators or archi- 
tects, but they are the practical builders in 
every department of life. 



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9i 



PARTNERSHIPS 

In the selection of a partner, Taurus would 
do well to unite his executive force with the 
projective ability of Aries or the versatility of 
Gemini. In a union with Scorpio, the nat- 
ural superintendent and overseer of others, 
they should be able to conduct successfully the 
interests of great co-operative industries. As- 
sociation with Pisces would call out the prac- 
tical constructive skill of Taurus along the 
lines of invention, mechanical and civil engi- 
neering. 

The distinguished men born under this sign 
are : Herbert Spencer, Samuel Morse, Anton 
Seidl, Chauncey M. Depew, General U. S. 
Grant, John Sherman, Pope Pius IX., George 
W. Quintard, James Gordon Bennett, Charles 
H. Cramp, Henry Fairbanks, and William 
Deering. 

Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

Venus in Taurus gives artistic tastes, love 
of poetry, music, and art ; she specially gov- 
erns the pleasures of society; persons born 
under her influence are very fond of a life of 
gayety and excitement. In this sign she gives 



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executive ability, and a stubborn, unyielding 
disposition. 

MORAL 

Venus also gives great love of home and 
family, but she does not give true moral power 
to those who come under her sway, and they are 
always in danger of being led astray by flattery 
and sentimental nonsense ; there does not seem 
to be any intentional wickedness in the char- 
acter of such people, their faults spring from 
a strong animal nature which impels them to 
lead lives of self-gratification. 

PHYSICAL 

On the physical plane, Venus gives a genial 
presence, winning manners, large, expressive 
eyes, sensual mouths with full red lips, short, 
thick neck, broad shoulders and a large body. 
The men born under this planet are usually 
great favorites with the opposite sex, the wo- 
men are generally handsome and very fasci- 
nating. When living lives of self-gratification, 
Venus' subjects are apt to have frequent attacks 
of melancholy which are liable to develop into 
serious disorders of the brain. When stimu- 
lants and opiates are used apoplexy is to be 
feared ; disease of the throat, heart, and stom- 
ach are constitutional, but as Venus also en- 



Taurus 



93 



dows with strength and endurance, these ail- 
ments can be avoided by leading a temperate 
life. 

The talisman of this sign is the Agate, and is 
supposed to exercise a potent influence on the 
health and fortune of the wearer. 



May 20 

to 
June 21 



GEMINI Hanet 




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9 

Mercury 



General Characteristics 

The principal characteristic of Gemini peo- 
ple is their wonderful versatility. They be- 
long mainly to the realm of art, science, and 
mechanics, but so varied are their tastes, in- 
clinations, and abilities that they are seldom 
satisfied with one occupation or pursuit. They 
have fine intellects, bright, sparkling, and 
witty, but from their lack of concentration 
they are not always profound, and frequently 
have only a superficial knowledge of the mat- 
ters about which they talk so glibly. They 
are very active, and so restless and nervous that 
they are a perpetual source of worry to them- 
selves as well as to others. 

The tendency of the Gemini nature is to 
do two things at once, and also to go to ex- 
tremes in everything. They know they lack 
continuity and seldom understand their own 
wishes or requirements, but while their minds 
are singularly quick in grasping the thoughts 
and schemes of others, they seem to require 
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own plans and decide questions of importance. 
Gemini people are, however, just the ones 
to call on in an emergency ; their minds are 
very active and they are quick to take advan- 
tage of a sudden turn of affairs ; they can 
always see both sides of an argument and know 
how to act in widely different situations from 
those they occupy. This wonderful adapta- 
bility of Gemini people enables them to turn 
their talents in almost any direction ; they 
have inventive brains and great skill in the 
use of their hands ; they like to cut and plan, 
to take a machine apart for the pleasure of 
putting it together again; to be forever 
busy at something is a marked peculiarity of 
all these people, but they are not methodical 
or systematic in anything they do, and their 
best efforts are seldom the result of careful 
preparation or study. They work at a thing 
with great and untiring ardor as long as their 
inspiration lasts, and then will probably leave 
it in an unfinished condition and engage in a 
new task or enterprise with just the same 
amount of enthusiasm. 

From their love of change and adaptability, 
Gemini people are frequently more useful to 
others than they are to themselves. It seems 
part of the economy of nature to provide cer- 
tain types of people who will fit anywhere, and 



Gemini 



97 



whose radical ideas and lack of method serve 
to prevent others from falling into ruts. 

In manner, they are genial, vivacious, and 
courteous, but are apt to be inconstant ; they are 
also very suspicious and rarely ever trust others. 

SHORTCOMINGS 

Although there are no more unselfish, self- 
sacrificing persons in the world than those 
born under this sign, because of their dual 
nature, they are usually misunderstood. They 
are either very selfish or self-sacrificing ; they 
seldom hesitate to take advantage of one who 
is hard pressed, and like to drive sharp bargains, 
but what they earn with one hand they will 
give away with the other, and rarely, if ever, 
turn a deaf ear to a friend in distress. 

While they are warm-hearted and sympa- 
thetic, they are also inconstant and suspicious, 
and are prone to judge superficially both per- 
sons and things ; they are not always truthful, 
and their greatest folly lies in their tendency to 
deceive themselves. They know that they 
possess unusual ability and torment themselves 
continually for not u sticking to things " ; and 
then, instead of resolutely applying themselves 
to the work in hand, they cudgel their brains to 
find reasons to justify their lack of continuity.' 

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and melancholy in old age. 

SUGGESTIONS 

The habit of introspection should be culti- 
vated by all Gemini persons. They should 
strive to understand the complexity of their 
nature and seek to harmonize its warring ele- 
ments ; they should control the disposition to 
leave an unfinished task and rush forward to 
a new one, by dividing their work systematic- 
ally, and thus satisfy their love of change and 
diversity of occupation. These very quali- 
ties, if properly controlled, add not only to 
their own success but also to the success of 
others who need to have their tiresome method- 
ical ways broken up by the volatile and mer- 
curial temperament of the Gemini people. 

The adaptability of persons born under this 
sign enables them to co-operate success- 
fully with the conservative as well as the pro- 
gressive; and who will presume to say that 
the conservative man, who holds fast to estab- 
lished customs or exploits his one idea, is supe- 
rior to the wayward, inconsistent, contradictory 
Gemini, who has the ability to do all things 
well, and who is just as quickly settled by a 
responsibility as those born under other signs ? 



Gemini 



99 



Affinities and Marriage 

When associated with those born under 
Aquarius or Libra, the friendliest relations 
usually exist, but all three natures are too 
changeable and restless to be of much mutual 
benefit. Taurus would steady and restrain the 
Gemini impulse to fly off at a tangent, and a 
union with Cancer would be most desirable to 
round out the characters of both. A mar- 
riage with one born under Sagittarius would 
give increased love of home and family, and the 
selfishness of Gemini would be counteracted 
by the benevolence of Sagittarius. Gemini 
people are, however, usually fortunate in their 
choice of companions and happy in the home 
life. 



Suggestions to Parents and 
Teachers 

The children born under this sign cannot be 
governed by any cut and dried rules. They 
are so bright, so restless, so eager, that they 
require in their training, sympathetic apprecia- 
tion of their complex nature. It is not advis- 
able to keep these restless little mortals too 
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quent change of occupation will be found to 
produce the best results. It is a mistake to 
scold them for not adhering to a task as per- 
sistently as those born under less versatile 
signs, for Gemini children really require for 
their well-being constant change of thought, 
scene, and occupation. 

Their mental activity is so great that the 
confinement of a schoolroom, where children 
are considered collectively, not individually, 
is very trying to them, for they require more 
than the usual amount of physical exercise ; 
this fact is very clearly demonstrated by their 
inability to keep hands and feet still. They 
are always looking for something to do, some- 
where to go, and are often made to suffer cru- 
elly by those in authority, who do not make a 
study of their special needs and requirements. 
These children crave knowledge but are im- 
patient of methods; this makes them inquisitive 
and mischieveous. Their imagination is so fer- 
tile that they are apt to be untruthful. A wise 
parent or teacher, who listens to their exagger- 
ated account of a simple affair, should not con- 
demn unsparingly this tendency to fabricate, 
unless it takes a vicious turn, but should mildly 
disapprove, and direct this trait into its proper 
channel, that of literary story-telling. 



Gemini 



101 



Gemini children appreciate an appeal made 
to their reason, and will heed advice given in a 
calm, even tone ; but if force is used, and their 
excitable nature aroused by opposition, they 
will become tricky, deceitful, and dishonest. 
In considering the great possibilities of chil- 
dren born under this sign and the responsibility 
of those who have the guidance of them, one 
feels that a special training school is needed 
for mothers. Alas ! that so little preparation 
is considered necessary for those who will 
some day become parents. And is it not 
strange, in all this talk of the higher education 
of women, that our schools and colleges should 
not include in their curriculum this most im- 
portant study? 



Women 



VOCATION 



Gemini women are wavering and uncertain 
in their opinions and too impatient of methods 
to be happy in any but the domestic life. 
They are natural home-makers, and like to 
surround themselves with everything that is 
artistic and beautiful. They are seldom suc- 
cessful wage-earners, because they will spend 
their money either on personal adornment, to 
gratify their artistic fancies, or else they will 



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give away with the left hand all they have 
earned with the right. 

They are very affectionate, demonstrative, 
and thoughtful of the comfort of others, and 
because of their keen understanding and ready 
sympathy with children, they make good teach- 
ers and fine disciplinarians. They are excel- 
lent stenographers, typewriters, clerks, sales- 
women, designers, milliners — in fact, they 
can do almost anything, but their restlessness 
causes them to seek frequent changes of situa- 
tion. 

As writers or artists they incline to dreamy, 
imaginative subjects and manifest a sensuous 
love of beauty ; they are also very practical 
and intensely patriotic ; they give willingly of 
their time and money to aid a cause in which 
they are interested, and count no sacrifice too 
great that will promote the welfare of home 
and country. 

Gemini women complain much of their 
lack of time as an excuse for leaving things in 
an unfinished condition. They like to have 
several things going at once, and unless they 
have learned to divide their time and work 
into sections, and thus satisfy their desire for 
a diversity of occupation, they seldom accom- 
plish anything satisfactorily. They are, how- 
ever, so versatile in their accomplishments 



Gemini 



103 



that they usually meet with success in what- 
ever they seriously undertake. 

Among the well-known women born under 
this sign are : Harriet Beecher Stowe, Julia 
Ward Howe, Harriet Martineau, Rose Haw- 
thorne Lathrop, Margaret Fuller Ossoli, and 
Helen Gould. 



Men 



VOCATION 



Gemini men being less specific in their de- 
sires have a wider range of choice in life-work 
than persons born under other signs. Their 
versatility and adaptability render them capable 
of filling any position they are called upon to 
occupy. They set great value on education ; 
and as teachers, lecturers, orators, or states- 
men, are noted for their mental capacity and 
powers of persuasion. As artists or writers 
their work shows direct inspiration and a lofty 
desire to help others through the medium of 
pen or brush ; the trend of their thought is 
toward the idealistic, poetic, and philosophic. 

In commercial and speculative lines of bus- 
iness, Gemini men meet with much success 
until about middle life; then, unless they are 
living temperate and well-ordered lives, they 
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and have more irons in the fire than they are 
able to take care of. As traders and buyers 
they are very shrewd and inclined to resort to 
sharp practice ; in speculations the remarkable 
penetrative quality of their minds makes them 
very daring, and they are usually found to be 
on the right side of the market. 

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carvers, engravers, and cabinet-makers are 
found under this sign — in fact, the whole range 
of artistic trades is open to them; but as they 
lack continuity, and are apt to leave work un- 
finished, they are benefited by association with 
those who insist on having things done in a 
systematic and methodical manner. As clerks, 
salesmen, and bookkeepers, they are very 
efficient ; they have considerable inventive 
ability and are very successful in furnishing 
original designs for any line of work. 

PARTNERSHIPS 

In choosing a partner to help him carry 
on his life-work, Gemini should choose one 
from among those born under Taurus or Can- 
cer. Gemini has the projective mind and 
Taurus the receptive. Taurus men think and 
act slowly; Gemini men are just the reverse, 
and this gives them great command over diffi- 
cult situations where it is necessary to think 



Gemini 



I05 



and act quickly. In this partnership, Gemini 
would be the leading spirit, but his tendency to 
scatter his forces by having u too many irons 
in the fire ' ' would be restrained by the meth- 
odical ways and common-sense advice of the 
practical Taurus. 

Gemini and Cancer would co-operate equally 
well, but in this union of forces, Gemini 
would find himself controlled, and held strictly 
to the responsibilities assumed, by the cautious 
and conservative methods of Cancer, who is al- 
ways fearful of engaging in new enterprises, and 
slow in making outlays and purchases. Gemini 
being a plausible talker, is usually able to arouse 
the perception of his conservative partner and 
pull him out of the rut of old-time methods. 

Association with Libra or Sagittarius would 
be agreeable as well as profitable. Libra 
would stimulate the executive force in the 
Gemini nature and Sagittarius would give 
commercial impetus and perseverance. 

Among the many distinguished men born 
under this sign may be mentioned : Ralph 
Waldo Emerson, John Everett Millais, Jay 
Gould, Sir Edwin Arnold, Sol Smith Russel, 
Bulwer Lytton, Josef Hoffman, Cornelius 
Vanderbilt, Joseph Park, George Stephenson, 
J. Minot Savage, Bishop Henry C. Potter, 
and William A. Roebling. 



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Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

Mercury gives to persons born under this 
sign, sharp, penetrating minds with literary 
and scientific inclinations. According to one 
writer on the subject of planetary influence, 
1 ' There is nothing too hot or too heavy for 
his ingenuity, nor is there anything too great 
for his fertile brain to accomplish ; energy, 
intellect, and impudence constitute the chief 
characteristics of a purely Mercurial nature. " 
Mercury is always represented with wings on 
his head and feet, typifying his restless mental 
and bodily activity, and it is a fact, not a the- 
ory, that persons born under his influence have 
just these characteristics. 

MORAL 

Some persons born under Mercury seem 
incapable of reaching a very high moral stand- 
ard, but as a rule, they are generally respected 
and make good members of society ; they gain 
much honor as writers and ethical teachers. 

PHYSICAL 

On the physical plane Mercury gives a tall, 
well-formed body, dark hair, clear complexion, 



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sharp, piercing eyes, with an alertness of ex- 
pression peculiar to the Gemini type ; he 
causes nervous troubles, rheumatism in the 
arms and shoulders, and pains in the joints. 

The talismanic gem of this sign is the beryl 
or aqua-marine. 



CANCER 



June 21 

to 
July 22 




THE CRAB 



Planet 



Moon 



General Characteristics 

Persons born under this sign have great love 
of home and family, and although restless and 
changeable in disposition, they take much 
pleasure in the domestic life. They are kind- 
hearted, sympathetic, and exceedingly sensitive 
to the mental and physical conditions of others. 
Their loving nature is their weakness, and be- 
cause they are so emotional and impressionable 
they frequently mistake a show of affection for 
genuine friendship. They have a quiet, placid 
nature, love ease and comfort and are fond of 
amusements and a life of social gayety. They 
are agreeable and pleasant in conversation, and 
always try to avoid arguments which may lead 
to wrangling and quarreling. 

Cancer people are, as a rule, very conserva- 
tive and cling with great persistency to old 
customs and usages; they are conventional, 
and hyper-sensitive to the adverse criticism of 
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fondness for novels and history, and as they 
have retrospective minds, they like to live in 
the past, and seem wedded to the belief that 
in former times people were much better than 
they are to-day. When they are religiously in- 
clined, Cancer people are apt to be the most 
stubborn opponents of u higher criticism," 
and counsel adherence to the strictest ortho- 
dox belief. No matter to what party or de- 
nomination they belong, they never look with 
favor upon radical changes ; concerning reforms 
or anything else to which they are opposed, 
they are very positive in their assertions and 
maintain their opinions with much dignity and 
reserve. They represent the centripetal force 
in nature and serve as a check on their more 
progressive neighbors, thus controlling the ten- 
dency of others to rush ahead regardless of 
consequences. 

As public speakers, they have great power, 
earnestness, and magnetism, and are usually 
successful in influencing the masses ; they are 
great students, have reflective minds and fine 
memory, but their best work as orators or 
public speakers is done under direct inspi- 
ration. 

They take a lively interest in humanitarian 
work, but do not like to be hampered or re- 
stricted in their methods of carrying on the 



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same, for they have a natural feeling of re- 
sponsibility and cannot bear to be dictated to, 
considering themselves thoroughly competent 
to perform their own duties. They are cau- 
tious in their outlays, are discreetly generous, 
and just in their dealings with others. 

Cancer people are fond of travel and moving 
from place to place ; when this desire cannot 
be gratified, they manifest their love of variety 
by making frequent changes in their occupa- 
tion. 

During the day they are bright and active, 
but become gloomy and restless at night. This 
is particularly noticeable while the moon is 
waning ; then their inclination leads them to 
seek forgetfulness and diversion in excitement 
of some sort or another. They are so domi- 
nated by the influence of the moon that they 
are often as inconstant as Luna herself, and 
while very tenacious, they will often give up, 
for no apparent reason, an object or an en- 
terprise which they have pursued with great 
zeal. 

Both the men and the women of this sign 
are great respecters of persons, and demand 
also to have much deference shown to them- 
selves. They have fine taste in dress, are 
neat and orderly and very fond of bright 
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Cancer people, when not highly developed 
mentally, usually have a dreamy, listless man- 
ner, are governed by impulse and lacking in 
decision; they are inclined to talk too much 
of self and family, are parsimonious, covetous, 
and jealous if others outshine them in dress or 
station. They are extremely sensitive, resent 
personal criticism, and are not noted for their 
constancy ; but if their life-work or domestic 
relations are such as will supply the want of 
the restless, variable Cancer nature, and give 
the needful amount of excitement, these people 
are just as devoted and faithful in the home 
circle as persons born under other signs. 
Changeableness and tenacity are contradictory 
traits, but they are plainly exhibited in this 
type of people. The influence of the moon, 
as before stated, makes them restless and 
fond of change ; the Zodiacal sign, Cancer, 
gives persistency, obstinacy, and that hold- 
fast quality which is so characteristic of these 
persons in all save their personal likes and 
dislikes. 

When living on an intellectual plane, Can- 
cer people are fully conscious of their ability 
and usually feel that their opinions and con- 
clusions are unassailable and should never be 



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controverted ; they are often so dogmatic in 
an argument that they frequently refuse to 
even consider the other side of the question, 
but in social or business life, they display 
much tact and diplomacy and have so much 
personal magnetism that they attain their ends 
without difficulty. 

SUGGESTIONS 

As the leaning of persons born under this 
sign is toward extreme conservatism, they 
should endeavor to modify this tendency by 
cultivating more liberal ideas and investigating 
up-to-date methods. Conservatism acts very 
well as a check on the heedless ones who never 
pause to consider, but when carried to ex- 
tremes, it often proves a stumbling block in 
the way of progress and reforms. 

Cancer people should remember that the 
symbol of their sign is the crab, whose prog- 
ress forward seems to result from a back- 
ward motion ; they should cultivate a pene- 
trating, go-ahead sort of mind and give up the 
lazy habit of retrospection. 

In religion, they should strive to obtain a 
spiritual conception of the Deity instead of ad- 
hering so strictly to ritualism, form, and cere- 
mony. They should guard against being con- 
trolled through their sensations and emotions, 



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because they are natural mediums and easily 
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Affinities and Marriage 

There is usually a strong and lasting attrac- 
tion between persons born under Cancer, 
Scorpio, and Pisces. The versatile nature 
of Gemini would satisfy the Cancer desire 
for change, and a marriage with one of the 
warm-hearted, sympathetic Leo type, would 
strengthen the desire for conjugal love. Can- 
cer and Aries seldom agree long at a time, but 
between Capricorn and Cancer there usually 
exist the warmest sympathy and unity of 
purpose. 

Suggestions to Parents and 
Teachers 

The crushing-out system is especially bad 
for Cancer children ; they are very sensi- 
tive, and should be treated with great kind- 
ness, for while they are exceedingly stubborn, 
they have great respect for their elders and 
under proper management become very docile 
and obedient. Children require not so much 
governing by their elders as mature counsel 
which teaches that self-government is the 



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greatest and most important lesson for a child 
to learn, and a parent or teacher who is fully 
aware of this fact will study the peculiar ten- 
dencies of each character and direct them in 
the right way. 

As these little ones have wonderfully reten- 
tive memories and retrospective minds, their 
story books should be selected with the view 
to interest them in the affairs of to-day. 
They love to revel in stories of the past and 
the days of chivalry, and frequently they have 
a contempt for anything modern, and really 
need to be taught that to-day's duties and 
pleasures are of much more importance than 
countless yesterday's. To permit the mind 
to constantly run in channels dug by others, 
lessens the capacity for original thinking and 
is unprofitable in the extreme for those who 
wish to keep pace with the times. 

Cancer children are apt to be listless and 
indolent and neglect the tasks assigned to them, 
but when they awake to a sense of their own 
responsibility, they perform their duties cheer- 
fully and with alacrity. They are very vain, 
as a rule, and fond of outward display, but as 
they have a great appreciation for form and 
color, it would be well to keep them simple in 
their personal tastes and develop the artistic. 

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singularly susceptible to psychic influence ; 
they should lead simple, out-of-door lives, be 
encouraged to romp and get out of their old- 
fashioned ways as much as possible. 



Women 



VOCATION 



The women born under this sign have a 
merry disposition, are gay and talkative, de- 
light in all kinds of amusements, public cere- 
monials, and ostentatious display. They are 
fickle in their love affairs, but the maternal 
element in their nature is so strongly developed 
that they make devoted wives and mothers. 

They are model housekeepers, neat and 
orderly, and expect every one else to be the 
same. They are ashamed of poverty, and in- 
clined to be very parsimonious in their living 
expenses in order to gratify their fondness for 
dress and jewels. 

They have soft, mellow voices and possess 
much dramatic and musical ability. They are 
usually good scholars and linguists, fond of 
intellectual pursuits, are logical writers, and 
have considerable artistic talent. They are 
conscientious about giving advice, like to fill 
positions of responsibility, are active in church 



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work, and being very orthodox in their views, 
seldom depart from the faith of their fore- 
fathers. 

They succeed well as music teachers, act- 
resses, writers, professional nurses, and doctors. 
They have unusually sensitive and impression- 
able natures and are liable to fall under the 
hypnotic control of others who possess a 
stronger will than their own. While Cancer 
women are robust-looking, they have weak 
constitutions, and should guard against over- 
estimating their powers of endurance. 

Some of the notable women in this sign are : 
Mme. Janauscheck, Sarah Siddons, Julia 
Noyes Stickney, Olive Thorne Miller, Kate 
Sanborn, Frances Folsom Cleveland, and 
Winnie Davis. 



Men 



VOCATION 



The men born under Cancer belong mainly 
to the manufacturing and trading interests of 
life. They have much mechanical ability 
and executive force, but they are slow to adopt 
new methods and are apt to fall into ruts from 
which it seems almost impossible to extricate 
them, particularly if they are unfortunately 
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ful in the business world they need to be 
associated with those who have progressive, 
projective minds, and who can see the neces- 
sity for departing from established usages 
and precedent, much of which is senseless 
and cumbersome, and stands in the way of 
progress. 

In trade, Cancer men are diplomatic, tact- 
ful, and active ; they like to be consulted in 
matters of importance, and in any line of work 
where the responsibility rests upon them they 
are remarkably efficient. Having unusually 
good memories and great love of antiquity, they 
make good historians and archaeologists; they 
are also fond of scientific pursuits and study. 
They frequently gain much honor through the 
ministry, and are brilliant and magnetic 
speakers. 

Many artists also are found under this sign ; 
their paintings are characterized by their great 
fondness for brilliant colors. They have con- 
siderable literary ability, and in the legal pro- 
fession, as lawyers or judges, they are great 
sticklers for precedent. They have a taste for 
mechanical construction work and like to for- 
ward the inventions of others ; they are fond 
of politics, and show great ability as leaders in 
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119 



PARTNERSHIPS 

Cancer men will find their commercial in- 
stincts intensified by associating with those 
born under Capricorn and Aquarius. A part- 
nership formed between Cancer and Gemini 
should succeed well financially. Gemim has 
the projective mind necessary in manufac- 
turing interests and active trades, but is apt 
to be too venturesome, and as Cancer repre- 
sents the centripetal force in business methods, 
his way of holding things to a certain pre- 
scribed course would restrain and regulate the 
erratic tendencies of his Gemini partner. 
Cancer and Leo would work together harmo- 
niously, but in this partnership, Leo would take 
the lead in all matters of opinion, but permit 
Cancer to direct the finances and attend to 
the outlays and purchasing end of the busi- 
ness. 

Among the many distinguished men born 
under this sign may be noted : Joshua Rey- 
nolds, Julian Hawthorne, Cardinal Manning, 
Sir Robert Peel, Bishop William D. Walker, 
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, John Wanamaker, 
Thomas C. Piatt, John Jacob Astor (the 
elder), John H. Cook, P. T. Barnum, 
Charles T. Yerkes, and the Right Hon. 
A. J. Balfour. 



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Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

The moon in this sign governs the reflect- 
ive faculties, gives much tact and diplomacy, 
commercial sagacity, mechanical and con- 
structive ability. She causes persons born 
under her influence to be fond of travel and 
moving about, unstable in mind, but quiet and 
well intentioned. If the moon is strong at 
birth, it is a sign of success and a life of in- 
dependence. Luna's subjects have many 
changes of residence and are usually fortunate 
in their undertakings. She also gives great 
fondness for speculations and all games of 
chance, as well as a liking for an easy-going, 
pleasure-loving existence. 

MORAL 

In manner, persons born under this influ- 
ence are placid and emotional ; the men are dig- 
nified and reserved; the women vivacious and 
fond of company. When living a life of self- 
indulgence or giving way to the psychic control 
of others, mental derangement is to be feared. 

PHYSICAL 

They have wide but not high foreheads, 
mild eyes, fair or pale complexions, broad 



Cancer 

shoulders and medium-sized body — the upper 
part large in proportion to the lower — small 
hands and feet. 

The ailments are cancers and humors in 
the breast, dropsy, colic, rheumatic diseases, 
gastric weakness, and indigestion. 

The emerald is the mystical gem of this sign. 



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LEO 



July 22 
to 

AugUSt 22 




THE LION 



Planet 



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Sun 



General Characteristics 



Persons born under this sign are naturally 
jovial in manner, are just and honorable in 
their dealings with others, and have great 
contempt for mean and sordid actions. They 
are liable to go to extremes in everything they 
do ; they are very kind-hearted, but when 
wronged or imposed upon, they give way to 
great rage and sometimes even resort to vio- 
lence in the heat of passion. 

When considering the Leo character, one 
must bear in mind the fact that they are greatly 
affected by the physical and mental condition 
of others, and as they have strongly reciprocal 
natures they will mete out measure for meas- 
ure ; as a rule, they are not aggressive, but 
they are very quick to resent an injury. 

The intuition of Leo people is remarkably 
keen and enables them to enter very sincerely 
into the feelings and interests of others, and to 
adapt themselves readily to differing circum- 
stances and people. Their ever-ready sympa- 
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upon ; they are controlled by the heart rather 
than by the head, and frequently get themselves 
and others into serious trouble for this very 
reason, but their intentions are always honor- 
able, and they are genuinely sorry for their mis- 
takes. They care but little for traditions and 
customs which are merely perfunctory, and 
when an appeal is made to them to right a 
wrong, they do not hesitate to dispense with 
red tape whenever they feel the necessity for 
so doing, and proceed to accomplish the 
desired result with very little reference to 
time, place, or precedent, and yet they have, 
notwithstanding, great respect for law and 
authority. 

These people love the good things of life, 
and as they are usually fortunate they are able 
to indulge their love of home comforts. 
They generally get their own way because of 
their pleasing personality ; indeed, their mag- 
netism is so marked that they often attain 
great popularity in public life. They are very 
impulsive and give lavishly of their affection ; 
they are also very dependent on the love and 
sympathy of others. They are active and 
energetic, but would rather plan than work ; 
they have a hearty manner which inspires con- 
fidence in their ability ; they are ambitious and 
persevering and have such an imperious nature 



Leo 

that they always have a feeling of resentment 
when commanded by others. In nearly every 
rank in life Leo people may be found at or 
very near the front. In the home life they are 
devoted to the interests of the family and will 
die fighting for them and their rights. 

SHORTCOMINGS 

As persons born under this sign are con- 
trolled by the heart, not the head, when living 
on a low plane of thought, their love nature 
degenerates into unbridled passion, and their 
fiery temper into ungovernable fury. They 
are great imitators, and unless they associate 
with cultured and refined people, they are apt 
to become coarse and sensual in thought, 
proud and arbitrary in manner. They jump 
to conclusions, and are not careful to consider 
whether these are right or wrong, hence they 
often form the most violent and unreasonable 
prejudices against persons and things. 

SUGGESTIONS 

It is always sad to see a royal, commanding 
nature of the Leo type, degenerate into a 
haughty, domineering despot. Self-control is 
the most important lesson for these people to 
learn, but they seldom do learn it until they 
have u passed under the rod," and their fiery 



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nature is disciplined by pain and suffering ; 
then when they have discovered their own 
faults and weaknesses they are full of compas- 
sion for others, and many a sorrow-laden heart 
is comforted by basking in the warmth of their 
genial, loving presence. 

Leo people should learn to distinguish be- 
tween their intuition, which they are prone to 
believe is infallible, and the desire or prejudice 
which colors and distorts it ; they should not 
give unbridled reign to their emotions, but 
should strive to analyze and control them; 
they should cease giving hasty judgment, and 
investigate before they deny, and above all they 
should try to control the temper which causes 
half their trouble. 



Affinities and Marriage 

Persons born under Leo usually find their 
greatest happiness when united in marriage 
with one born under Aquarius; both natures 
are loyal and affectionate and fond of the home 
life. Happy alliances are made also with 
Sagittarius, Aries, Cancer, and Virgo. In a 
union with the latter, the Virgo feeling of in- 
tellectual superiority is often aggravating to 
the warm-hearted, sympathetic Leo ; still such 
a marriage is often beneficial to both, and 



Leo 

especially helpful to Leo in restraining his im- 
petuous nature. 

Suggestions to Parents and 
Teachers 

No greater mistake can be made in the 
management of Leo children than to try to 
control them by harsh methods. They are 
so fun-loving that they are constantly getting 
into mischief, but they are also very warm- 
hearted and sensitive, and require a great deal 
of sympathy ; when this is withheld, and the 
combativeness in their nature aroused, they be- 
come thoroughly ungovernable and determined 
to have their own way at all hazards. They 
need constant and varied amusement to re- 
strain their mischievous tendencies, and their 
minds should be kept occupied with simple 
tasks and duties. They are not fond of study, 
but learn very quickly when they apply them- 
selves, and the stimulus they require is love 
and approbation to make them do their best at 
home and in the schoolroom. 

A mother or teacher must exhibit no impa- 
tience in training Leo children, for they are very 
impressionable and imitative, and will follow a 
good or bad example with equal readiness. 

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and strong passions, they need to be taught 
very plainly the necessity for self-control, and 
their individuality should be cultivated by ac- 
customing them to do their own thinking and 
to decide their own questions at a very early 
age. In some families this habit is never en- 
couraged as long as the child remains under 
the parental roof. 

One cannot emphasize too strongly the im- 
portance of teaching children self-government, 
and to aid them to become self-reliant instead 
of depending upon others to decide for them 
their battles against the lower self. We 
would be unwise shipbuilders and owners if 
we set our mariners afloat without permitting 
them to gain by personal experience some 
knowledge of steering the craft in which they 
are to make their voyage on the great ocean 
of Life. 



Women 



VOCATION 



The women born under Leo are home- 
lovers and home-makers ; they are model 
housekeepers, fine cooks and caterers ; they 
are genuinely hospitable, but the friend or rela- 
tive who has injudiciously trespassed on the 
Leo woman's domains or maternal rights is 



Leo 

no longer a welcome visitor. They are warm- 
hearted and very sympathetic, and when they 
choose a professional life they make excellent 
nurses and physicians. Leo women do not 
often seek employment in the business world, 
they prefer the domestic life and like to be at 
the head of their own homes ; but they have a 
variety of inclinations and much adaptability, 
therefore, they usually succeed in any work 
in which they are interested. 

They have deep, melodious voices, are gen- 
erous, and sincere in their affections, but are 
very sensitive, and often misunderstood by 
those who cannot appreciate their deep love 
nature. Many actresses of the tragic and 
emotional type are born under this sign. 

Some of the well-known women are : Char- 
lotte Cushman, Julia Marlowe, Mary Ander- 
son Navarro, Letitia Langdon, and Mrs. John 
A. Logan. 



Men 



VOCATION 



Persons born under this sign are usually 
successful in their business ventures, and their 
attractive personality is no small element in 
their success. They often attain great popu- 
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quently stronger than their words, and a favor 
asked in person is seldom refused. They are 
unselfish in money matters, but expect to have 
their own way in matters of opinion, and as 
they are generous to a fault, even to using up 
their strength to assist others, they are more 
successful financially when associated in busi- 
ness with those of a cool, deliberate, reasoning 
mentality, who will advise discretion, conser- 
vation of energy, and less impulsiveness. 

Leo people have great respect for intellect; 
they know quite well that they are often 
" taken in " when their sympathies are appealed 
to. They are so independent by nature, that 
they resent being commanded, and as their 
business instincts are very keen, they seem, in 
spite of the fact that their judgment in impor- 
tant matters is often too hasty, better fitted 
by nature to rule than to be ruled. When 
occupying subordinate positions the young men 
of this sign are indolent and apparently lack 
ambition, but they meet with rapid promotion 
because of their pleasing manners. It is only 
when actual responsibility rests upon them that 
they show their real worth and executive 
ability. 

These people have considerable mechanical 
skill, but they are better adapted to mental 



Leo 

activity than manual labor, for they never 
spare themselves when interested in their 
work, and too much muscular exercise is apt 
to bring on heart and genital troubles. 

Leo men make excellent chemists, biolo- 
gists, and naturalists. As physicians, they are 
sympathetic, and their patients become greatly 
attached to them — their merry, genial manner 
seems to dispel the gloom of a sick-room, and 
inspire hope and love of life in all who come 
under their gentle ministrations. As minis- 
ters, actors, orators, and public speakers they 
sway their audiences, not so much by what 
they say, as the way they say it, for often their 
speeches contain nothing specially intellectual 
or enlightening. The secret of their success 
lies in their hearty manner, and their magnetic 
and intuitive qualities, which enable them to 
get in touch with their audience, arouse their 
latent sympathy, and move them either to 
laughter or to tears. 

Leo men are fond of grandeur and power, 
and aspire to lofty positions in the state and 
government, which they fill in a grave and 
honorable manner. They make fine lawyers, 
judges, commanders in either army or navy, 
bankers, brokers, manufacturers, authors, and 
artists. All positions of trust and authority 
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philanthropists and like to work for the ad- 
vancement of humanity ; they insist on personal 
freedom and are always eager to lead others 
in thought and action ; they are urgent rather 
than aggressive, conservative rather than 
radical. 

PARTNERSHIPS 

In commercial life, a partnership formed 
between Leo and Cancer would be very desir- 
able. Leo would work with great will and 
energy, inspire his partner with confidence in 
his ability, but his reckless waste in expendi- 
tures and physical strength would be checked 
by the more selfish nature of Cancer, who 
always has a dread of becoming debilitated, 
and husbands his resources and energies by 
being prudent in the use of both. 

If Leo and Virgo joined forces, the impetu- 
osity and dogmatic will power of Leo would be 
controlled by the calmer and more analytical 
methods of Virgo. Aquarius and Leo are 
natural partners, and their business relations 
would be highly satisfactory. 

Among the many distinguished men born 
under Leo are : Napoleon Bonaparte, Franz 
Joseph of Austria, Archbishop Corrigan, 
Abram So Hewitt, Clarence E. Stedman, Ben- 
jamin Harrison, Robert Ingersoll, Sir Walter 



Leo 

Scott, Russell Sage, Terence V. Powderly, 
Roswell P. Flower, Dr. W. J. Holland, and 
Charles A. Dana. 



Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

The sun has been given many names to 
describe his attributes and his influence on 
human life. As Phoebus Apollo, he signifies 
the lord of light or life, and his influence 
on persons born under his special protection 
is to endow them with splendid health, vigor, 
courage, pride, and ambition. 

MORAL 

He gives a commanding nature, sound 
judgment, generous, magnanimous disposition, 
and heartiness of manner, which make his 
subjects natural rulers and leaders of others. 

PHYSICAL 

Leo people have large, well-proportioned 
figures, walk with a quick, buoyant step and 
dignified bearing. They have large heads, 
full, round foreheads, with the perceptive fac- 
ulties well developed, gray or blue eyes with 
quick sight and friendly expression, light hair 



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and eyebrows, complexion fair or ruddy. 
They should guard against over-exertion and 
great excitement ; they are fond of athletic 
sports, and having a fine physique, fancy they 
can indulge in any amount of physical exer- 
cise, and often do not discover their mistake 
until they have done themselves irreparable 
injury. The diseases to which they are sub- 
ject are heart disease, fevers of all kinds, 
liver, kidney, and spinal complaints. 

The mystical gem of this sign is the ruby, 
and should be worn by Leo people to ward 
ofF disease and trouble. 



VIRGO 



AugUSt 22 

to 
September 23 



THE 




VIRGIN 



Planet 







Mercury 



General Characteristics 

Persons born under this sign have discrim- 
inating, analytical, and practical minds. They 
reason from an external and materialistic point 
of view, but they also combine intuition to 
some extent with their reasoning faculties. 
They are not originators in any line of work, 
and are generally conservative in their opin- 
ions ; they have great aptitude in learning, 
wonderful endurance when applying themselves 
to any branch of study, and seldom lose hope 
or become daunted by failure. They are 
self-conscious, but understand themselves 
thoroughly, and seldom regard any one as supe- 
rior to themselves. They always insist upon 
being treated with respect, and the surest way 
to win a Virgo person's esteem, is to pay 
court to his intelligence. They adore personal 
freedom, and it is very difficult for them to 
submit to the rule of anybody ; when they are 
permitted to have their own way they are 
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distinctions in the choice of words, are ex- 
tremely critical, are keen observers, good- 
natured, and well-disposed. They have a fine 
sense of honor, and never betray a trust re- 
posed in them, but they are very quick to 

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to divulging them when they have a point to 
gain; they sometimes thus seek popularity by 
exposing the weaknesses of others. 

They have a caustic wit which they veil 
under a playful manner, and seem to take 
delight in seeing their victims squirm under 
their gibes. 

These people have artistic tastes and ten- 
dencies; unpleasant surroundings affect them 
much, even to the extent of destroying appe- 
tite and inducing dyspeptic troubles. They 
love music, order, and beauty, have a fine ap- 
preciation of form and color, excellent memory, 
and love of detail ; they are quick to think 

@ferf an d act -> are always in motion, wide awake and 

eager; they have a strong love nature, but 
great power of self-control. They are fond 
of home and devoted to family interests, and 
are very earnest in their desire to contribute 
to the comfort of their loved ones. They are 
generously disposed, and take a lively interest 
in the affairs of their friends. They are lovers 
of nature, and are natural students of the laws 



Virgo 

of health; are very discriminating in their 
choice of food, and put much faith in the effi- 
cacy of dieting to ward off illness. Though 
not robust-looking, Virgo people are strong and 
wiry, and usually live to great age. 

Their best remedy for physical ills lies in 
open-air exercise, of which they are very 
fond. They worship intellect, and are fine 
reasoners, but very dogmatic in their opinions ; 
they are also great sticklers for grammatical 
accuracy and purity of diction, and are difficult 
to overcome in an argument, because they 
never forget what they were going to say, 
lose their self-possession, or feel themselves 
really defeated. 

SHORTCOMINGS 

When Virgo, people are not intellectually 
developed, they are very egotistical, and con- 
sider their way of thinking and doing, superior 
to that of every one else. Instead of reasoning 
clearly and concisely, they are often very 
* ' wordy, ' ' and talk in a desultory, rambling 
sort of way, and are not as original as they 
might be if they paid more attention to ideas 
and gave less thought to the manner of 
clothing them. 

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vous and fussy, continually rushing hither and 
thither in search of excitement, and unless 
they strive to control this tendency, they are 
apt to grow shiftless and neglect their most 
important duties. When they are brought 
face to face with poverty or disaster, they 
have so much self-confidence that they are 
able to pull themselves together without much 
difficulty, and they make a fresh start with 
scarcely a feeling of chagrin over their lost 
opportunities. They are inquisitive, inclined 
to pry into other people's affairs, and while 
utterly blind to their own shortcomings, make 
sharp and ill-natured comments on everything 
and everybody. 

SUGGESTIONS 

When persons born under this sign succeed 
in controlling their ruling planet, which 
causes them to be restless, changeable, inquis- 
itive, cunning, and deceitful, their mercurial, 
chameleon-like nature is capable of reaching 
almost any height ; then they become alert, 
energetic, intellectual, vivacious, and seem to 
possess all the qualities which go to make up 
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To reach this lofty plane, they must make a 
thorough study of self, analyze their own faults 
as critically as they do those of others, be as 
ready to accept suggestions as to give them, 
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Affinities and Marriage 

The closest sympathy exists between Virgo, 
Taurus, and Capricorn people. A marriage 
with one born under Pisces would satisfy the 
intellectual nature of Virgo, for to be happy 
in this relation, conjugal bliss must be founded 
on something more enduring than sentiment. 
Leo and Libra people harmonize well with 
those born under Virgo ; their interests would 
be varied, but mutually helpful. 



Suggestions to Parents and 
Teachers 

Virgo children are very affectionate and im- 
pulsive, and begin early in life to be u little 
mothers' ' to dollies and playmates. They 
are restless, active, little busy-bodies, and are 
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They are disposed to be very self-willed 
and domineering in manner, and apt to feel 
that they know it all. They are very critical, 
and it is unwise to call their attention to the 
evils in the world or the faults of their friends. 
They should be taught that an unkind criti- 
cism is often more painful and lasting in its 
effects than physical injury. Unless this habit 
of unkind judgment is checked in youth, 
Virgo people become very disagreeable and 
sharp-tongued in later years. These little ones 
are very precise in their speech and the dis- 
position to make fine distinctions in the use 
of words results in a prim, drawn expression 
about the mouth, which is particularly notice- 
able in the women of this sign. 

Virgo children are very quick in forming 
likes or dislikes ; they are notional in their 
eating, and as they are natural students of the 
laws of health, they should be given much 
latitude in their choice of food, and regulated 
only as to quantity. 

They require but little, if any, urging to keep 
them to lessons or tasks ; they are seldom 
happy unless they are busy. Their artistic 
taste and love of music should be carefully 
cultivated ; in literature, they naturally choose 
the best. Virgo children should not be allowed 
to acquire the visiting habit, because of their 



Virgo 

inquisitive, meddlesome, and gossipy tenden- 
cies ; their power of observation and analysis 
should be turned into its proper channel. 
Chemistry and botany would be useful studies 
to gratify their inborn desire to u pick things 
to pieces.' ' Music nearly always proves an 
unfailing source of delight to them. 



Women 



VOCATION 



The women born under this sign have the 
maternal instinct strongly developed and make 
the most devoted mothers ; in their love affairs 
they are fickle and capricious. They have 
strong wills and seek to control, but if their 
personal freedom is not interfered with, they 
are very kind and obliging. They are fine 
housekeepers, like to have their homes and 
personal belongings tasty and elegant, and they 
usually prefer to entertain their friends rather 
than to be entertained. 

They are very sensitive, and when things 
go wrong with a Virgo woman, she either 
gives vent to her ill-humor in bitter, sarcastic, 
but well-rounded speeches, or lapses into 
moody silence ; she is usually good-humored, 
and her fault-finding is of the critical, correc- 
tive kind, without a trace of ill-feeling. 



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All Virgo women are excitable, and need 
responsibility of one kind or another to satisfy 
their restless mental and bodily activity. They 
have keen intellects, are usually termed 
" smart," but their qualifications are of a 
much higher order, and they are really very 
capable and efficient. They should have, even 
be they prospective heiresses, a good business 
education, and practical training in some 
branch of work or study, as an outlet for 
their unusual mental activity. They make 
fine writers, musicians, artists, teachers, book 
reviewers, art and dramatic critics, dress- 
makers, and milliners. They can excel in 
almost anything they undertake because they 
have great perseverance and physical endur- 
ance. 

Among the well-known women born under 
this sign are : Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth 
Stuart Phelps, Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi, Julia 
Magruder, and Mary E. Lease. 



Men 



VOCATION 



Men born under this sign are well adapted 
to either a mercantile or professional life. 
They are capable of carrying on great enter- 
prises, where they have practical experience to 



Virgo 

copy from. They have well-balanced brains, 
keen, observant, and analytical minds, and as 
teachers, lecturers, lawyers, and statesmen they 
have few equals. Their taste for analyzing, 
combined with their love of detail, form, and 
color, makes them very able as art, musical, 
and dramatic critics. Virgo men have very 
quick sight and equally quick understanding; 
they are rapid proof-readers, and as newspaper 
editors they are very successful in pleasing the 
public ; their mental grasp is tenacious and com- 
prehensive, their reasoning direct and logical. 
As statesmen and politicians they are force- 
ful, audacious, aggressive, and are full of expe- 
dients and sophistry to justify their course of 
action. They never submit to defeat, but they 
yield to force of circumstances until they have 
had time to prepare for a renewal of the as- 
sault. As writers, Virgo men are unrivalled 
for the purity of their style, insight into life, 
manners, and character ; their writings are 
crammed with wisdom and knowledge of 
nature's laws, showing well-stored and well- 
trained minds. They are efficient as clerks, 
accountants, secretaries, engravers, printers, 
travelling salesmen, and commission mer- 
chants ; in any line of work where quick 
sight and accuracy of touch are required, they 
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the musical temperament and poetical taste. 
Many artists and sculptors are found under 
Virgo. 

PARTNERSHIPS 

In the mercantile life a partnership formed 
between Virgo and Leo would bring about 
splendid results ; Virgo analyzes, Leo syn- 
thesizes. Leo is usually satisfied with a general 
view of things, but Virgo would investigate 
every detail, know the ' ( whys ' ' and ' ( where- 
fores, " before undertaking a new venture. 
Leo's imperious will would bend to the intel- 
lectual power of Virgo, and they would work 
together with just the needful friction to keep 
them from falling into ruts. In a partnership 
with Virgo and Libra, the great foresight and 
intuition of Libra would upset the fine calcula- 
tions of Virgo, and he would be compelled to 
admit that the off-hand judgment of his partner 
usually turned out better than his own elabo- 
rately constructed theories. Virgo and Pisces 
would naturally turn their attention to those 
lines of trade and industry which would call 
out the practical and mechanical ability of 
both. 

Among the distinguished men born under 
this sign are : King Edward VII., Murat 
Halstead, David B. Hill, Admiral Schley, 



Virgo 



145 



Charles Dudley Warner, Ira D. Sankey, 
Goethe, James J. Hill, William Ziegler, Ed. 
B. Harper, Dr. Ed. G. Janeway, and Eli 
Perkins. 



Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

Mercury, in this sign, gives a witty and 
ingenious mind, studious and quick to learn, a 
liking for poetry, music, and mathematics, love 
of scientific subjects, and good business ability. 
He also gives great efficiency in any line of 
work which requires perseverance and a pene- 
trative mind. 

MORAL 

In the sign of Virgo, Mercury causes much 
restless activity, an inquisitive turn of mind, 
love for the opposite sex and for home and 
family. 

PHYSICAL 

He produces a tall, compact, well-formed 
body, fine features, rather thin nose and lips, 
expressive but cold eyes, black or gray in 
color, low eyebrows, perceptive faculties well 
developed, a graceful presence, and pleasing 
manners. Virgo people have a nervous tern- 



146 



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perament, and unless they take the proper 
amount of sleep and rest, are liable to brain 
disorders, madness, vertigo, and a variety of 
nervous complaints. They usually talk very 
rapidly and often stammer in speech. The 
sign of Virgo rules the bowels and their dis- 
eases. 

The jasper should be worn by all persons 
born under this sign. 



LIBRA 



September 23 

to 

October 23 




THE BALANCE 



Planet 



9 



Venus 



General Characteristics 

Persons born under Libra are gifted with 
great foresight and intuition. They are very 
susceptible to the influence of others, and will 
even feel and act like those with whom they are 
strongly impressed. As actors and actresses 
they seem to live the parts they portray. They 
fall easily under the psychic control of others, 
and they should guard against this weakness 
by coming to all important decisions when 
alone ; their first impressions are nearly always 
correct, and should, at least, be acted upon in 
the management of their own affairs. They 
have a modest and unassuming manner and are 
generally amiable and well disposed, but they 
are keenly alive to the thoughts and feelings 
of others, and if they fancy these are unfavor- 
able to them, they become sullen and disagree- 
able in a moment. In matters of friendship, 
they prefer the mental and persojial qualities, 
and if these are pleasant to them, they care 
but little whether they have money or social 
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ships that a disparaging comment or an indig- 
nity offered those they love is regarded almost in 
the light of a personal insult. They are very 
hospitable, warm-hearted, and benevolently 
inclined, but as they are foolishly apprehensive 
about the future, they generally feel that it is 
necessary for them to curb their inclinations, 
and are often considered extremely parsimo- 
nious by those who do not understand this 
peculiarity in an otherwise generous nature. 
Libra people are fine reasoners, and have the 
happy faculty of seeing both sides of a subject ; 
they are naturally given to balancing and com- 
paring, so their judgment is usually equitable, 
but they reach their conclusions oftener from 
the standpoint of observation and intuition than 
from a logical reasoning process. They can 
plan and devise for their friends, and their 
advice is safe to follow. 

While all Libra people are great imitators, 
in mechanical matters they are inventors and 
originators. They are. enthusiastic lovers of 
scientific knowledge, and are always ready to 
investigate new things. They love excite- 
ment, and are apt to act on the spur of the 
moment, but they are both persistent and com- 
petent in the performance of their duties. 
They are fond of order and harmony, and be- 
come very melancholy under other conditions. 



Libra 

They are quick-tempered, and, when angry, 
their remarks are cutting and right to the 
point, leaving little doubt as to the real state 
of their feelings. 

Libra people find it very difficult to give 
reasons; they know they are right but cannot 
explain why ; there is always sure to be inhar- 
mony when they are associated with those who 
demand reasons and explanations for every- 
thing. They are unhappy when made to fol- 
low beaten tracks or when their intuitional 
nature is repressed. 

SHORTCOMINGS 

The greatest fault of Libra people is their 
tendency to be swayed by others ; they are 
always seeking advice, wavering and uncer- 
tain in their own opinions and actions. They 
become confused in an argument with one 
who is calm and confident in manner, and 
instead of adhering to their first impressions 
and views of a matter, grow illogical. From 
their love of a life of sensuous ease and pleas- 
ure, they frequently fall into careless and un- 
tidy habits, mislay their belongings, and give 
themselves much unnecessary trouble. They 
are foolishly wounded by trifles, and are always 
looking for something to worry about, and 
make themselves miserable by fancying that 



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ciated or meet with the proper recognition. 
From their love of investigating new things 
they sometimes neglect their best interests 
and special talents ; they rush hither and 
thither in search of excitement or new fields 
to explore, and are frequently likened to the 
rolling stone which gathers no moss. 

SUGGESTIONS 

These people must find their own balance 
before they can attain any permanent happi- 
ness or satisfactory progress. They should 
stick to their first impressions in all important 
matters, as they are generally correct, but they 
should not neglect to give due respect to the 
opinions of others nor take a disagreement 
too closely to heart. That which may be 
right for them might be wrong for another ; 
all depends on the point of view, and as 
the mission of Libra people is to balance 
and compare, to be merciful as well as just, 
they must learn to look on both sides of a 
question. 

In their desire for excitement and love of 
investigation, they neglect, too often, present 
duties and obligations. If they find this desire 
uncontrollable, they should endeavor to system- 
atically arrange such duties, cultivate habits of 



Libra 

order and neatness, and so gain the time in 
which they may legitimately gratify their love 
of a variety of pursuits. 



Affinities and Marriage 

The sense of personal freedom is so strong 
in these people that they should never marry 
unless they are willing to sacrifice some por- 
tion of it. A union between Libra and Scorpio 
would prove harmonious; each would from his 
great sense of justice respect the rights and 
individuality of the other. Libra and Virgo 
are natural home-lovers, and would be very 
happy together if they had a thorough under- 
standing of their own besetting sins and tried 
to conquer them. A marriage between Libra 
and Pisces is not likely to prove a happy one, 
for the reason that Pisces always demands rea- 
sons and Libra cannot cr will not give them. 
Libra people need to exercise the greatest care 
in their choice of companions; they are quite 
capable of carrying on their life-work alone, 
and usually find more happiness in single 
blessedness than in wedded life. 



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Suggestions to Parents and 
Teachers 

The children born under Libra are warm- 
hearted, impulsive, demonstrative, and amiable, 
but they are also self-willed and obstinate, and 
cannot be forced into submission. An appeal 
to their understanding succeeds far better, for 
when they are reasoned with kindly they will 
quickly confess a fault and try to make amends; 
but their strong sense of justice also demands 
a like admission from parent or teacher who 
has spoken with more severity than the occasion 
warranted. They are so susceptible to the 
influence of others that they are easily led or 
misled, and so intuitive that they will even act 
and feel like those they are with; consequently, 
if they are corrected for a fault in a sharp, 
impatient tone, their reply is usually made in 
the same key. The surest way to make these 
children deceitful is to ridicule their fancies 
and insist on explanations for everything which 
seems inconsistent in their behavior. It causes 
more trouble and thought for the parent or 
teacher, but is much more helpful to Libra chil- 
dren, if matters are looked at sometimes from 
their point of view, for these little ones often 
know that their conclusions are right, but cannot 



Libra 

tell why they think so. In the moral training 
of children results are what we are working 
for, and if our method is faulty, it should be 
changed unhesitatingly for one which fits the 
individual case. Libra children are very 
talkative and inclined to exaggerate, but this 
tendency comes from an enthusiastic nature 
and should be mildly checked. They are 
natural students, and have great mechanical 
ability, which should be cultivated, as well as 
their taste for music and art. They are very 
dependent upon affection, and require much 
praise and encouragement. 



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Women 



VOCATION 



The women born under this sign love good- 
natured gossip, but are very kind-hearted, and 
while they may talk about, they seldom talk 
against, their friends. They have a gentle, 
refined manner, and are very amiable and con- 
tented when they are permitted to live their 
own lives and are not dominated by those who 
demand reasons for everything. They are 
extremely sensitive to inharmonious surround- 
ings, and their intuition is so strong that they 
seem to divine at a glance the thoughts and 
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unfriendly, their manner changes at once and 
they become cold and disagreeable. 

They are fond of amusements and social 
gayety, and are very popular with the opposite 
sex. They make devoted wives and mothers, 
willingly sacrifice their own health and com- 
fort and cheerfully endure hardships to further 
the interests of their loved ones. They are 
always worrying and fretting about the future 
and anticipating that evil fortune will overtake 
them; this habit is most unfortunate, for if 
indulged in frequently, Libra women become 
peevish and melancholy and exhaust their vi- 
tality to such an extent as to bring on nervous 
troubles, which affect their back and kidneys. 

Many inspirational actresses, dramatic crit- 
ics, musicians, and vocalists are born under 
Libra. As a rule, Libra women prefer domes- 
tic to public life ; they make excellent teachers 
of music or mathematics ; they are inventive 
and original, but stick closely to practical 
things. They have artistic tastes, and fre- 
quently show decided talent for sculpture and 
painting. 

Some of the well-known women of this 
sign are : Sarah Bernhardt, Helena Modjeska, 
Felicia Hemans, Vinnie Ream Hoxie, Emily 
Huntington Miller, Harriet G. Hosmer, 
Agnes Booth, and Frances Willard. 



Libra 



Men 



VOCATION 



Libra men are gifted with unusual foresight 
and economic caution. There are three dis- 
tinct types born under this sign : speculators, 
merchants, and professional men. The first 
type may be recognized by their large percep- 
tive faculties and sloping foreheads. When 
these men are, early in life, thrown on 
their own resources, they soon learn to turn 
their intuition and quick judgment to practical 
account; they become daring speculators and 
stock-brokers, and sometimes, from their in- 
tense love of excitement, degenerate into gam- 
blers. The second type, the merchants, are 
shrewd buyers and sellers and capable of man- 
aging large enterprises; they are very success- 
ful when dealing in commodities that must 
be bought and sold quickly; their manner is 
sharp and decisive, and they spend little time 
haggling about prices. Experience soon teaches 
these men that, when they trust to their first 
decisions or off-hand judgment, they seldom 
make mistakes or are over-reached in a trade. 

The third type of Libra men are natural 
students and often devote their lives to scien- 
tific research. They excel in mathematics 
and have a strong leaning towards the occult 



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in literature ; in mechanics they are originators 
and inventors. Libra men do not often attain 
to prominent political positions except as 
organizers; their judgment is too impartial for 
them to strongly advocate the cause of any one 
party, they can see the good and the evil in 
both. 

Many inspirational speakers, actors, and 
musicians are born under this sign. In the 
legal profession they make able lawyers, but 
better judges, and, as such, always aim to make 
their decisions accord with the spirit rather 
than with the letter of the law. 

PARTNERSHIPS 

Of all the twelve signs, Libra people are 
the best fitted to carry on their life-work 
alone. , In forming a partnership great care 
should be taken. Virgo, unless too intellec- 
tual, would yield to Libra's power of foresight 
and have faith in his judgment. Libra and 
Scorpio would harmonize fairly well ; the 
hopefulness and enthusiasm of the Libra na- 
ture would counteract Scorpio's habit of pro- 
crastination and spur him on to activity. 
Should Libra be associated in business with 
an over-cautious individual — Pisces, for in- 
stance — who never believes in taking chances, 
trouble is sure to result, and if Libra is wise he 



Libra 

will trust to his own foresight and quick judg- 
ment and let Pisces seek a partner elsewhere. 

Some of the distinguished men born under 
this sign are : Collis P. Huntington, George 
Westinghouse, Henry O. Havemeyer, Charles 
Scribner, Bronson Howard, Theodore Thomas, 
Dr. William H. Draper, E. H. Gary, and 
Mark Hanna. 

Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

In this sign Venus gives foresight, intuition, 
and quick judgment, love of music, poetry, and 
art, mechanical ability, and love of scientific 
studies. She gives great fondness for amuse- 
ments and society and love of the opposite sex. 

MORAL 

She also gives the desire to balance and 
compare, to be merciful as well as just ; but 
persons born under her influence often lack 
true moral courage, and do not live up to the 
best that is in them. 

PHYSICAL 

This planet usually gives a tall, well-formed 
body, fine, clear complexion, brown hair, and 
blue eyes. 



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The diseases from which Libra people are 
liable to suffer are kidney, bladder, and dys- 
peptic troubles. Overwork and anxiety are 
apt to induce a weak heart action and nervous 
prostration. 

Libra people should wear diamonds to ward 
off evil influences. 




MARS 



SCORPIO 



October 23 
to 

November 22 




THE SCORPION 



Planet 



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Mars 



General Characteristics 

Persons born under this sign have progres- 
sive minds which are ever busy with new ideas 
and inventive thoughts. They are always 
ready with suggestions for improving social 
conditions, educational interests, and reforms 
of all kinds, and seem to feel that their special 
mission in life is to bring mankind to judg- 
ment. In questions of right and wrong they 
are too apt to consider the act and not the 
motive, and while their decisions may be just, 
they are not merciful. They have a positive 
will, and are rigid to the point of inflexibility ; 
they have fine intuitional powers, possess keen 
perception, and have much mechanical ability. 
Scorpio people are difficult to understand, even 
by their most intimate companions. They are 
not demonstrative, and seldom show half the 
affection they feel. In conversation they are 
kindly, and agreeable enough, but it is not 
easy to form more than a mere acquaintance 
with them. They evade direct questions, and 
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often equivocal. They express their ideas so 
guardedly that their statements are not clear 
and lack force. In the club or social life the 
Scorpio man is usually a brilliant talker on 
trifles, going from one extreme to another, in 
the most erratic and fanciful manner; he de- 
lights in drawing out the views of others, forc- 
ing them into ridiculous and illogical state- 
ments, and the more he succeeds in stinging 
them into wild fury the livelier he becomes. 

Self-satisfaction is a marked characteristic 
of Scorpio people. They are not tender in 
their feelings, nor considerate of the feelings 
of others, and they seem to regret less than 
most people the loss of a friend. 

They have great respect for persons in high 
places, and for law and authority, but for them- 
selves they claim absolute personal freedom. 

They have a fondness for bohemian sur- 
(Uncon* roundings, and are unconventional in dress 
Uettftonaf an( j manners. 

Unless they have certain and definite re- 
sponsibilities, they are apt to lead a life of self- 
gratification with the take-no-thought-of-the- 
morrow creed. They are fond of out-door 
(3£$fetic sports, ocean travel, and marine views, and 
what little ideality they possess usually finds 
expression in architecture of the magnificent 
and imposing type, and in music and art. 



Scorpio 

As husbands and wives Scorpio people 
expect to rule; they are severe and resentful 
when their temper is aroused, and do not at 
such times hesitate to show out all the jeal- 
ousy and anger they have hitherto concealed. 
Ordinarily they have a silent, dignified man- 
ner, are aggressive and executive; possessing 
unusual will power and self-control, they often 
gain a wonderful influence over others. 

SHORTCOMINGS 

Scorpio people usually prevent comments 
on their personal failings by their reserved and 
dignified manner, which effectually checks any 
undue familiarity. 

They arrogate to themselves the right to pry 
into the secret motives and affairs of others, 
and when they have elicited the information 
desired they do not hesitate to use it for their 
own benefit. They often condemn a fault 
frankly admitted, in a cruel and vindictive 
manner. 

The women of this sign are frequently ver- 
itable scorpions, and pride themselves on their 
sarcastic wit. They are extremely critical and 
suspicious; every shortcoming, every habit to 
which man is addicted is denounced as severely 
as though it were unpardonable sin ; their chil- 
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are watched and suspected, and the household 
held rigidly to all duties. 

The men of this sign are not so exacting in 
small things, but they have a harsh, unfeeling 
manner when dealing with children and sub- 
ordinates. As long as their personal freedom 
or liberty of speech and manner is not inter- 
fered with, they are agreeable companions, and 
whatever may be their real feeling, they laugh 
and joke at the misfortunes of others, and 
seem joyful that judgment should have over- 
taken them. 

SUGGESTIONS 

When Scorpio people fully realize that their 
mission in life is that of the judge who calls 
sinners to the bar of justice, they will know 
that before they are fitted for this high calling 
they must cast the beam from their own eye, 
pluck the sting from their tongues when call- 
ing attention to a fault, and avoid making the 
world a harder place for sensitive natures to 
live in by being more tender, loving, and 
merciful in their judgments. When the 
higher nature of Scorpio people is aroused, 
and they rid themselves of the desire to mer- 
cilessly criticise everything and everybody, 
they become a wonderful help to weaker 
natures ; their strong sense of integrity checks 



Scorpio 

injustice, they dare to do right even with pub- 
lic opinion against them, they champion the 
cause of the oppressed, and speak out boldly 
and fearlessly whenever their stern sense of 
justice prompts such utterance. 

Affinities and Marriage 

Persons born under this sign are influenced 
largely by their passions in love matters, and 
usually find greater happiness when united to 
those born under Taurus, as the temperament 
of the latter responds to their own, and Taurus 
people are very submissive when led by the 
hand of love. Scorpio people are instinctively 
attracted by those born under Capricorn, but 
as there is nothing submissive in the Capricorn 
nature, there is not likely to be much happi- 
ness unless both agree to bear and forbear. 
Scorpio, Cancer, and Pisces are mutually at- 
tracted, and some happy alliances are made 
with those born under Libra and Sagittarius. 

Suggestions to Parents and 
Teachers 

The children born under this sign have great 
tenacity, and are wilful, almost to obstinacy, 
and hard to manage. They are persevering 



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rather than stubborn, and have a resistless de- 
sire to accomplish what they have undertaken, 
in spite of all opposition. They are made 
stubborn when they are harshly repressed, but 
they should be governed with firmness, for, 
even when very young, they evince a tendency 
to dominate every one around them. They 
see the faults much quicker than the virtues 
of their playmates, and seem to think it praise- 
worthy in themselves to call attention to the 
shortcomings of others. They become sullen 
and resentful when corrected, and will seldom 
admit themselves to be in the wrong. This 
trait should be dealt with by an appeal to their 
sense of justice, and they should be made to 
see how unfair it is to criticise, and carelessly 
wound the feelings of others by unkind re- 
marks. The habit of self-examination should 
be encouraged in all Scorpio children, for they 
are prone to deceive themselves as to their 
own faults. There can be no real moral and 
spiritual growth until they are able to recog- 
nize their own imperfections. These children 
are wiry, restless, energetic, and fond of all 
out-door sports and games; they have fine 
memories, are bright and quick students, and 
should be given a good education to enable 
them to take their positions among the world's 
great brain- workers. 



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Women 



VOCATION 



Scorpio women are excellent entertainers, 
and have an unusual fund of humor, but their 
wit is generally tinged with sarcasm, and while 
brilliant, they are not always the most agree- 
able companions. They are difficult to under- 
stand, because their flippant manner, or cold, 
dignified reserve, conceals their real feelings. 
They have great taste and tact in the choice 
of language, and are very courteous and affable. 
They are good housekeepers, but dislike menial 
work ; they are saving in the family, but spend 
money freely entertaining their friends. 

They are capable and efficient when they 
have clearly defined duties. They require a 
strong incentive to overcome their naturally 
indolent disposition, but when they do take 
up any line of work, they are wonderfully 
tenacious and persistent. These women make 
excellent physicians, dentists, and trained 
nurses, and have also considerable inventive 
ability. As teachers they are fine disciplina- 
rians, but are not much in sympathy with their 
pupils. They rule through fear, and their 
reprovals are made in a cold, contemptuous 
manner, which, though effectual at the time, 
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Scorpio women are better adapted to public 
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tendents of schools or institutions, and when 
filling such positions, their inherent desire to 
keep everybody in order and hold them strictly 
to duty finds its natural and proper outlet. 
Having bright and original minds, the women 
of this sign can adapt themselves to almost 
any line of work. They make good public 
speakers, elocutionists, music-teachers, and 
novelists. 

Some of the well-known women of this sign 
are Elizabeth Cady Stanton, George Eliot, 
Belva Lockwood, Jane Hading, Maude Adams, 
Mrs. Craigie, Julia Rive King, Cornelia M. 
Dow, and Anna K. Green. 



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VOCATION 



Persons born under this sign have great ex- 
ecutive force, and are persistent to stubborn- 
ness in carrying out an undertaking. They 
are essentially brain-workers, and like to use 
their perceptive powers to devise practical 
methods to ease and lessen the amount of work 
to be done to the smallest possible expenditure 



Scorpio 

of muscular effort. They have much com- 
mercial sagacity, a keen appreciation of values, 
and great aptitude in managing large estates. 
They are studiously inclined, have a general 
fund of information, and excellent legal capac- 
ity. As judges their manner is reserved and 
dignified, they weigh their words carefully, 
and are usually just in their decisions. 

Scorpio men are patriotic. Many brave and 
daring soldiers are born under this sign, but, 
as a rule, these people prefer a sedentary life. 
They excel as surgeons, chemists, and phy- 
sicians. They are not tender and sympathetic 
in manner like the Leo physician, but they 
are remarkably skilful, and have a quiet, 
impressive manner which inspires confi- 
dence. 

As critics, political agitators, or reformers, 
they seem to know just what should be done 
and how to do it. They stir up the stagnant 
waters of either social or political impurity, 
and denounce, in most uncompromising terms, 
neglected obligations. They ferret out hidden 
causes, and bring to light many evils which 
have escaped the observation of less penetra- 
tive minds. They sting so severely that the 
evil-doers feel their day of judgment has in- 
deed come. 

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ment positions. They do not seek to lead or 
to be pioneers in any line of work, but they 
like to hold positions of authority and have 
subordinates carry on the work according to 
their directions and personal supervision ; for 
this reason they make the best superintendents 
and overseers in the world. They are fond 
of making laws, are precise and exacting, and 
sometimes tyrannical. As public speakers, 
their skill lies more in sharp, pungent wit than 
in graceful oratory. As novel writers, Scorpio 
men excel in the construction of their plots, 
and their style is clear and forceful; as clergy- 
men they are convincing, because of the prac- 
tical point of view from which they deduce 
their arguments, and as musicians their execu- 
tion is marvellous. Indeed, all Scorpio people 
show wonderful dexterity in the use of their 
hands. In selecting life-work they should rec- 
ognize as weak points in their character the 
habits of procrastination, the disinclination for 
manual labor, and their disposition to rule 
others even when occupying subordinate posi- 
tions ; but when in a position to command the 
services of others, Scorpio men should seek as 
employees those who have executive ability, 
but who are willing to be directed as to 
methods. These will be found under Pisces, 
Taurus, and Gemini. 



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PARTNERSHIPS 



In seeking a partner, Scorpio would be 
much benefited by association with Libra; in 
all questions of importance Libra would bal- 
ance and compare while Scorpio would give 
the final decision. A partnership between 
Scorpio and Sagittarius would not always prove 
harmonious, because they would differ as to 
methods, but with honest recognition of their 
own weak points they would be mutually 
helpful. Scorpio is secretive and dislikes to 
divulge business plans and methods, and is 
inclined to be lazy. Sagittarius, on the con- 
trary, is an enthusiastic worker, dislikes secre- 
tiveness beyond. all things, and insists on abso- 
lute fairness. The aggressive and persevering 
energy of both would enable them to reach 
great heights in the commercial or manufac- 
turing world. 

Some well-known men under this sign are : 
A. T. Stewart, Ferdinand De Lesseps, Theo- 
dore Roosevelt, Robert L. Stevenson, Dr. 
Valentine Mott, Paderewski, William Stephen 
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Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

Mars in the sign of Scorpio gives courage, 
endurance, and economic caution; the mental 
qualities are shrewd and penetrating, and per- 
sons born under this influence are generally 
fortunate in their undertakings. Mars gives 
great mechanical ability and dexterity in the 
use of the hands, and when Scorpio men are 
engaged in work where the favored metals of 
Mars (iron and steel) are largely used, they 
are singularly successful. 

MORAL 

Mars in this sign causes the temper to be 
furious and violent, gives a stern commanding 
nature and intense love of justice. 



PHYSICAL 

Scorpio people are usually of middle stature, 
thick, well-set body, strong and robust, com- 
plexion dark, hair plentiful, usually brown and 
curling. They have a dignified bearing, and 
are inclined to corpulency in middle life. 
Heart disease is the one malady to which these 
people are constitutionally liable. They fre- 



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diseases of the groin and bladder. 

The topaz is the mystical gem of this sign, 
and should be worn by persons born under 
Scorpio. 



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THE ARCHER 



General Characteristics 

Persons born under this sign are character- 
ized by their executive power and prompt de- 
cision, self-control, and the ability to com- 
mand others where it is necessary to think and 
act quickly. In disposition they are bold, 
active, and generous ; they are fond of doing 
good, and can generally be depended upon; 
they are sympathetic and outspoken, so impul- 
sive and quick-tempered that they will utter 
the first thing that comes into their mind re- 
gardless of the consequences. Their habit of 
antagonizing others by their plain speaking, 
and their tendency to represent things exactly 
as they seem, without considering whether 
their hasty conclusion is correct or not, is the 
cause of much of the trouble which befalls 
these people. They are endowed with the 
gift of prophecy and intuition to such an ex- 
tent that they seem to know what is right 
and best to do when matters of importance 
arise, and they are seldom mistaken when they 
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guine, and go to extremes in everything, and 
while they are strong physically, they are over- 
zealous in their work, and use up so much 
nervous force, in the execution of the project 
they have on hand at the moment, that they 
frequently injure their splendid constitutions. 
When ill health compels them to give up work 
they become discontented, and are disposed to 
find fault with everything and everybody. 
They abhor anything that is low, coarse, or 
sensual, are fond of dress, and like to associate 
with persons of wit and refinement. 

All Sagittarius people have a frank, honest 
manner, and hate secretiveness in anything. 
They cannot bear to be opposed, and are very 
combative. Their hasty temper causes them 
to speak harshly to those nearest and dearest 
to them, but they do not nurse ill-feelings, 
and their anger is short-lived. They are faith- 
ful and loving in domestic relations; they in- 
terest themselves in the poor and needy, and 
exert themselves to give substantial relief as 
well as sympathy. 

These people have great mechanical ability, 
and from their fondness to mend, fix up, and 
supply defects in the work or inventions of 
others, they are dubbed " Jack-at-all-trades. ,, 

They have considerable literary ability, 
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strong, vigorous, and humorous side of life. 
They are fond of art, poetry, and the beauti- 
ful in nature, are interested in all sports and 
games, are fond of music and dancing, and 
are bright and witty conversationalists. 

Some of our finest musicians and actors are 
found under this sign, but, as a rule, Sagit- 
tarius people prefer employment which calls 
into use their physical energy and executive 
ability. 

Shortcomings 

The gift of prophecy and intuition is so 
marked in Sagittarius people that they have a 
provoking u I told you so " manner which is 
very irritating to others. They are too apt to 
think that their hasty conclusions are always 
correct, and to pride themselves on being frank 
and outspoken. Because their own manner is 
very direct, they make no allowance for those 
who are naturally secretive. Their surmises 
are so subtle, their questions so direct, that 
the person interrogated is either forced to 
divulge his innermost thoughts or to seek ref- 
uge in prevarication. Untruthfulness is to 
Sagittarius an unpardonable sin, but he seldom 
realizes that he is frequently to blame for 
causing others to fall into this error. 

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These people should learn, first of all, the 
importance of self-control and discretion in the 
use of their strength; they should not give 
themselves up so completely to one branch of 
a vocation, because when failure overtakes 
them, as it may do in middle life, not being 
able to readily adapt themselves to changes, 
they become utterly hopeless and despondent. 
They should overcome the habit of speaking 
contemptuously of others, pronouncing them 
lazy and shiftless, and telling them unpleasant 
truths on the plea that such telling is for their 
good. The lesson for these people to learn 
is to recognize their own weaknesses and try 
to overcome them; they will then be too busy 
with themselves to point out the faults of 
others. 

Sagittarius people have such a warm-hearted, 
genial manner that they attract many friends, 
but as they are so often misunderstood, they 



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should have but few intimates. These people 
never cease to mourn the loss of a friend, and 
often their grief is so deep and lasting that 
their health becomes seriously impaired. 

Affinities and Marriage 

Sagittarius people will find congenial asso- 
ciates among those born under their own sign, 
and with Leo and Aries ; a marriage, however, 
is not advisable, unless these people have 
learned to control their quick tempers and 
their tendency to fly to pieces over trifles. 

A matrimonial alliance with Gemini would 
insure the most lasting happiness, but it would 
be necessary for both natures to curb their 
restless activity of mind and body. Scorpio 
and Capricorn respond to the Sagittarius na- 
ture, and the steadying influence of either 
would be beneficial. 



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Teachers 

The children born under this sign are like 
delicate, sensitive plants; they shrink into 
themselves at a harsh word or cross look. 
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not appreciated, they grow rebellious and un- 
manageable, chiefly through disappointment. 
The fine sensibilities and deep spiritual nature 
of these little ones are frequently destroyed by 
the coldness and indifference of thoughtless 
parents and teachers, who, from fear of spoil- 
ing a child, refrain from giving expression to 
any approbation. 

Sagittarius children are very restless and 
active, and if not kept busy will get into mis- 
chief, simply from the desire to do something. 
They should be allowed a choice of occupa- 
tion, whenever feasible, and permitted to ex- 
ercise their natural spirit of self-reliance, as 
they will choose their lifework much better 
when not led or forced by others. They are 
kind and unselfish in their treatment of play- 
mates, and show much fondness for animals. 
They are very sympathetic, and have a genuine 
desire to relieve suffering, and are never so 
happy as when they have something or some- 
body to C( fuss over." They have a very 
quick temper, and their sharp words are often 
accompanied by a blow, but their greatest out- 
bursts of fury are quickly subdued by a loving 
word, and they are always genuinely repentant 
for their faults. 



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Sagittarius children are bright and apt in 
their studies, and are patient and persever- 
ing workers. They are not easily deceived, 
though they have a trusting and confiding 
nature. If their confidence in a person is 
betrayed it can seldom be regained. 



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VOCATION 



The women of this sign are fond of the 
domestic and social life; they are neat and 
orderly housekeepers, economical, but never 
penurious; they are always busy, and have no 
patience with idlers. 

They are careful and painstaking in their 
work, whatever it may be, and pay much at- 
tention to detail. They do not like to leave 
anything in an unfinished condition. When 
compelled to do so they become very irritable. 
They know how to keep their own secrets, 
and are too actively engaged in attending to 
their own duties to be meddlesome or inquisi- 
tive in the affairs of others. 

They are bright conversationalists, fond of 
social gayety, and all out-door sports; they 
are quick-tempered, but never bear malice, 
although they seldom forget an injury. A 
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inclined that they become fretful and despon- 
dent when leading an idle life. They are 
capable of rilling positions of responsibility 
and directing the work of others. They make 
excellent accountants, stenographers, type- 
writers, dressmakers, milliners, musicians, 
writers, and ethical teachers. They are 
usually successful when they are dependent 
on their own efforts to gain a livelihood. 

Some of the well-known women of this sign 
are. Mary C. Livermore, Jennie June Croly, 
Jane Austin, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Louisa 
M. Alcott, and Lillian Russell. 



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VOCATION 



The men born under this sign are great 
economists in the use of time and money, but 
are reckless in the expenditure of physical en- 
ergy. Too close application to work is their 
besetting sin. They are usually successful 
until about middle life; then they often meet 
with family troubles and misfortunes in busi- 
ness. They have premonitions of impending 
evil, and usually prepare for their u rainy 
day." 

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and devoid of tact ; they are impatient of re- 
straint, hate delays, and are prompt in keep- 
ing engagements. They are self-reliant, and 
their foresight is so keen that they become 
confused and disheartened when they are not 
permitted to carry out their own convictions 
and methods. They are remarkably quick to 
take advantage of opportunities, and frequently 
have perfected their arrangements for new ven- 
tures, and are up and doing, while other people 
are still considering methods and reasoning out 
difficulties. Sagittarius men seldom lose their 
way even in new and unexplored regions, nor 
become flurried under great excitement. These 
people are the ones to call upon in an emer- 
gency, and their advice is generally safe to 
follow. When there is no special need for 
activity, they often seem dull, uninteresting, 
and even indolent. 

They take great interest in public affairs, 
are good speakers, but have very little diplo- 
matic skill. They have a strong inclination 
to travel, and are seldom satisfied to lead a 
humdrum existence. They are fortunate in 
investments and real estate speculations, great 
lovers of horses and cattle, and are successful 
stock-raisers and veterinary surgeons. The 
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seem to tend towards producing great men of 
affairs. In the ministry and legal profession 
they rise to great heights, and are beloved and 
respected. 

They make the finest naval and military 
commanders in the world; their mentality is 
so prompt, decisive, and correct that even 
against great odds they are victorious. 

Sagittarius men are prosaic and orderly in 
their business methods, but show their love 
of beauty and ornamentation by surrounding 
themselves with works of art and bric-a-brac; 
they are fond of floriculture and landscape 
gardening, and meet with much success when 
they turn their attention to these pursuits; 
they are also successful dealers in art treasures 
and curios. Many artists and writers are born 
under this sign. 

PARTNERSHIPS 

In commercial life a partnership between 
Sagittarius and Scorpio would be successful 
financially, although these two natures would 
not agree as to methods. Sagittarius would 
fret and fume at the arbitrary rule, delays, and 
restraints imposed by his partner; but as the 
Sagittarius tendency is to jump to conclu- 
sions, the deliberations of Scorpio would check 
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Between Sagittarius and Capricorn there 
would exist the utmost good feeling and under- 
standing of each other's motives. They would 
conduct their business on a solid basis, and no 
enterprise would be too great for them to 
undertake. In scientific pursuits Sagittarius 
should associate with Aries, Leo, or Gemini. 

Some of the well-known men born under 
this sign are Andrew Carnegie, Henry C. 
Frick, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Richard Croker, 
Phillips Brooks, Robert Collyer, Alexander 
Agassiz, Austin Abbott, Mark Twain, Gen- 
eral Custer, General Buller, Cyrus Field, 
James G. Fair, H. B. Claflin, Thomas G. 
Shearman, and Bishop Littlejohn. 

Planetary Influence 

MENTAL 

Jupiter is the ruling planet of this sign, and 
endows his subjects with high mental quali- 
ties, unusual discrimination, and keen sense 
of justice; he gives executive ability in mili- 
tary matters, foresight and sagacity in com- 
mercial and manufacturing interests. 

MORAL 

In disposition, persons born under his influ- 
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and just. When they err it is usually on the 
side of justice. 

PHYSICAL 

Jupiter gives a tall, well-formed body, high 
forehead, well-shaped nose, clear, ruddy com- 
plexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair. The 
diseases he governs are those of the liver and 
stomach, rheumatism, and weakness of the 
lungs. 

The talismanic gem of this sign is the car- 
buncle, and is supposed to bring good luck 
when worn by persons born under Sagittarius. 



Final Consideration and 
Blending of the Twelve 
Types of Men 



In the attempt to give an outline of the pre- 
dominating characteristics of the twelve differ- 
ent types of people, the purpose has been to 
show how they all differ and yet are equally 
good. Each type of character is absolutely 
necessary, and it is the greatest folly to con- 
demn traits of character in others as wrong 
because they differ from our own. 

The duty of each individual is to do his 
own work well, and to neither revile nor criti- 
cise others because their methods are different 
from his own. For instance, there are cer- 
tain types who have great executive ability, 
and can carry on their life-work unaided, be- 
cause they are able to plan as well as execute, 
but they cannot work well under the direction 
of others. Chief among these is Capricorn, 
who is apt to have a contempt for others 
whose ability is not so great as his own; but 
see how cramped his powers would be were 
there not some who would work willingly 
under his supervision, attend to details, and 
leave him free to direct and manage the inter- 
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While Aquarius people are noted for great 
mental quickness and inventiveness, their 
restless, vacillating nature needs steadying 
by association with Capricorn people, who 
work by plan and system, or with the Pisces 
type, who are conscientious workers, and 
like to perfect the schemes and ideas of 
others. 

The artistic and mechanical ability of Pisces 
needs encouraging. He is always anxious and 
worried over the affairs of life, and the fusing 
of the Aquarius or Aries nature with his own 
gives him the enthusiasm and hopefulness 
which he lacks. 

With his remarkable quickness of perception 
to grasp an idea, but not complete it ; with his 
eagerness to rush into a second project, leav- 
ing the first unfinished, the flighty, headstrong 
Aries would not succeed without the pains- 
taking methods of Pisces, who insists on fin- 
ishing every detail of the work in hand before 
beginning something else. 

The methods of Taurus are slow but sure, 
but he needs assistance from projective minds 
who will originate ideas and let him perfect 
them. This want is supplied by both the 
Aries and Gemini type. Aries is the pioneer 
of thought, but he would turn the world topsy- 
turvy in a day were it not for the restraining 



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influence of Taurus and other conservatives, 
who look before they leap. 

We come now to the versatile Gemini, who 
fits anywhere and everywhere; but he is so 
progressive and radical in his ideas that he 
needs the influence of the conservative types 
to restrain his impetuosity and make the most 
of his ability. 

Cancer people believe in holding fast to 
old customs, and often fall into ruts because 
of their great distrust of new ideas. The 
bridge that has always carried them safely over 
a difficulty is good enough for them, but if the 
world were made up of this unprogressive type 
we would never improve, and if it were not 
for their holdfast qualities we would be in a 
continual state of change and disorder. 

Leo people are natural rulers, but their love- 
nature is their weakness, and needs to be 
strengthened by a union with less ardent and 
more intellectual types. Virgo people scatter 
broadcast their seeds of wisdom, and supply 
the lack of discriminating judgment in the 
Leo character, and in the natures of others 
who are swayed by their emotions; but Virgo 
people lack intuition, and often find them- 
selves at a loss to know what to do in an 
emergency, when promptness of action de- 
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finely reasoned-out plans. Leo and Libra 
people possess this knowledge, which Virgo 
finds very useful, although he seldom refrains 
from making light of it, and has very little re- 
spect for any idea which is not demonstrable 
to his five senses. Libra people of all the 
twelve types are best calculated to carry on 
their life-work alone. 

Libra stands for justice and equity. When 
the people of this sign have learned to balance 
intuition and reason we shall have an example 
of human nature made perfect. 

People of the Scorpio type represent the 
overseers and superintendents who demand to 
be obeyed, and hold others to duty although 
they may shirk their own. This type is nec- 
essary to all great industrial, cooperative move- 
ments. They represent the accusing angel of 
the world, whose duty is to prod the sleeping 
conscience of others. To do this work faith- 
fully, it is necessary perhaps that they should 
not be troubled with a conscience of their 
own, but Sagittarius, who is faithful over all 
things, restrains their tendency to ride rough- 
shod over others by demanding that they shall 
do their own share of the work and practise 
what they preach. 

Sagittarius people are executive and intui- 
tive. They represent the archer, whose aim 



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is sure, and who seldom fails to hit the mark. 
Their words strike home, their business in- 
stincts are remarkably sure and keen, but too 
close application to work is their besetting sin, 
and needs to be offset by association with 
Scorpio, who is never in a hurry when it 
comes to doing actual work, or with Capri- 
corn, who plans for a division of labor and 
systematic execution of the same. 



CAPRICORN 

December 21 to January 20 

Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

Dec. Names. Jan. 









































































































AQUARIUS 

January 20 to February 19 

Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

Jan. Names. Feb. 









































































































PISCES 

February 19 to March 21 

Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

Feb. Names. Mar. 









































































































ARIES 

March 21 to April 19 

Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

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TAURUS 

April 19 to May 20 

Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

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GEMINI 

May 20 to June 21 

Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

May Names. June 















































































































II CANCER 

1 June 21 to July 22 

I Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
I some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

Wfune Names. July 









































































































LEO 

July 22 to August 22 

Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

July Names. A ug. 










































































































VIRGO 

August 22 to September 23 

Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

A ug. Names. Sept. 



LIBRA 

September 23 to October 23 

Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

Sept. Names. Oct. 









































































































SCORPIO 

October 23 to November 22 

Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

Oct. Names. Nov. 









































































































SAGITTARIUS 

November 22 to December 21 

Persons born within the first seven days of a sign partake of 
some of the characteristics of the preceding sign 

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